
The
Moti Mahal (the Pearl Palace)
So called for the lime and crushed shell plaster work
which gives the room a pearl like luster.
Here the Maharaja held his most important Durbars,
formal
meetings
on matters of state with his family, ministers, nobles and religious
leaders.
The deep alcoves above the doors on the right are
small secret balconies, where his queens could
sit unnoticed and listen to affairs of state. An opportunity for sober
second thought? |
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The Phul Mahal (The Palace of Flowers)
Was
built in the early 18th century. This exotically beautiful and opulent
room, was dedicated to the arts of pleasure. Nights would be
passed with poetry, raga music and dancers dancing till dawn under the
soft glow of the candlelight reflected off the mirrored ceiling |
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