City Palace
The City Palace is a blend of stern Rajput military architecture on the outside and lavish Mughal-inspired decorative art on the inside . Set on a hill overlooking Pichola Lake, it is a sprawling edifice made up of at least four separate,interconnecting palaces, built over a period of mearly three centuries., The entire palace is oriented to face the east,aptly, perhaps, for a dynasty which claimed descent from the sun. The earliest parts of the palace are reminiscent of the architectural style of Chittorgarh, but subsequent additions show an interesting evolution of style, although this is sometimes disguised by later remodeling. The inner building is adorned with several beautiful paintings and Palaces which tells the rich heritage.
Lake Pichola
Pichola Lake was originally created in the 15th century by a Banjara grain merchant ,who built a small Dam here in order to allow his grain carts to cross over during the monsoon. As you take a boat tour on Lake Pichola you can see the old hillside hunting box of the Maharanas and the remnants of the old fortified walls; the City Palace with its high towers and turrets ; the lakeside havelis of the old city,with their cupolated balconies reflected in the waters of the lake,and the high,triple-arched Gangaur Ghat where women bathe and wash their cloth and where the colorful Gangaur festival is celebrated each year in spring .Finally , past the lakeside temple,you come to the island palaces of Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir.
Sajjan Garh
It was the monsoon palace of the rulers of Udaipur. It is built on the hilltop now totally deserted but the view of the Udaipur city is incomparable. Originally intended to be a towering five-story astronomical center,it was later abandoned and uses as a monsoon palace and hunting lodge. Today entry into the building itself is restricted because it has been taken over for governmental use, but the view alone makes a visit worthwhile. At night it is gaudily lit up in pink and green, causing it to be described as "tutti-frutti" by Udaipur's inhabitants
Jag Mandir
The water palace,built in 1620 played and important role in Udaipur's history, The Mughal prince,khurram exiled by his father,Emperor Jahangir chose to seek refuge here with the Mughal's most implacable enemy,The rana of Mewar . Prince Khurram was here at Jag Mandir when news of his father's death came in 1627, and he was announced as the new Emperor Shah Jahan. The close relationship between the two rulers led to an important new era of peace,prosperity and architectural renaissance in Udaipur . the apartment where Shah Jahan lived is a small curiosity,its lower floor designed in the Hindu tradition and its upper floor in the Mughal tradition,Jag Mandir saw another dramatic episode enacted during the great Uprising of 1857,when it sheltered the British families who had fled from nearby Neemuch. The Rana of Mewar chivalrously lodged them here,after taking the precaution of destroying all the town's boats so that the angry rebels would not be able to get to the island.Now it is the five star heritage Hotel Lake Palace.
Bagore ki Haveli
Formerly it was the rest house for the royal guest. Now it is converted into the cultural center where you can see the traditional Rajasthani dance and cultural programs that starts every day from 7 pm to 8 pm.
Saheliyon ki Bari
These beautiful gardens for the maids of honour were laid out in the mid-18th century for a retinue of forty-eight young ladies-in waiting who were sent to Udaipur as part of a princess's dowry. The gardens has beautiful lawns,lotus pools,marble pavilions and marble elephant-shaped fountains.
