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Central Museum (Albert Hall)
Situated in the midst of Ramnivas Gardens, it is an imposing stone structure executed in the Indo-Persian style of architecture. The museum has a wide range of metal objects used for domestic purposes.
Also on view are a large collection of miniatures from the Bundi, Kota, Kishangarh, Udaipur and Jaipur schools of painting; ceremonial robes worn by kings and queens and samples of wood block printing in the textile section.
Central Museum (Albert Hall)
Ramnivas Garden
Jaipur
Tel: 562124
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Maharaja Sawaiman Singh II Museum
The Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum is situated in the Chandra Mahal Palace, built by Sawai Jai Singh when he constructed his new capital at Jaipur in 1727. Divided into five comprehensive sections, the museum displays the ancestral collections of former maharajas - paintings, manuscripts, maps, carpets, textiles, costumes, weapons and decorative art object depicting courtly life in Jaipur state between the 16th and 19th Century.
In the Vastrager (the textile and costume gallery), fine Mughal brocades, embroideries, Patkas, Kashmiri woollen and Pashmina shawls, Sanganeri blockprints and Mashru from Gujarat jostle with royal costumes. Among the latter is an immense atamsukh worn by the 2.1 m tall Sawai Madho Singh in the 18th Century.
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There are other rare and interesting objects like giant silver vessels, each weighing 3.5 quintals, especially made to contain Gangajal (Ganga water). The Guinness book of Records lists these as the largest silver objects in the world. Among a fine collection of carpets is one from Heart which is more than 17m long. The silehkhana, with its painted and mirrored ceiling, contains a large selection of weapons which include varieties of swords and daggers, some with delicately carved jade, ivory, crystal and horn handles and some enamelled and encrusted with jewels.
Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum
City Palace, Jaipur
Tel: 608055
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