Udaipur, India - November 24th, 2006

I visited the City Palace and museum. The imposing City Palace, surmounted by balconies, towers and cupoles, towering over the lake, is Rajasthan's largest palace, with a facade of 244 meters long and 30.4 meters high. A conglomeration of buildings created by various maharajas, it still manages to retain a surprising uniformity of design.

There are fine views of the lake and the city from the upper terraces. The palace entrance has seven arches which commenmorates the seven times maharajas were weighted here, and their weight in gold or silver distributed to the lucky locals.