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Jodhpur

Jodhpur - the Blue City - is home to the magnificent Mehrangarh fort and was central to the trade route from western Asia into India. The city has also seen a renaissance of sorts in the 20th century with the patronage of Maharana Umaid Singh, who built the Umaid Bhawan Palace (now part residence, part museum and bulk Taj hotel).

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Mehrangarh Fort in the distance
Mehrangarh Fort in the distance		 Quite the challenge to any invaders
Quite the challenge to any invaders		 The fort offers some truly dramatic perspectives
The fort offers some truly dramatic perspectives		 Ancient skyscrapers
Ancient skyscrapers
Solitude from the masses
Solitude from the masses		 Birds hover from one rampart to the other
Birds hover from one rampart to the other		 The old Jodhpur city less blue than one would expect
The old Jodhpur city less blue than one would expect		 Broader view of the old town
Broader view of the old town
This is the newer side of Jodhpur which appears just as haphazardly planned as the old side
This is the newer side of Jodhpur which appears just as haphazardly planned as the old side		 Palace haveli 1
Palace haveli 1		 Adding some colour to the proceedings
Adding some colour to the proceedings		 Skyscrapers of the past 2
Skyscrapers of the past 2
Jaswant Thada -- marble memorial to Jaswant Singh the Maharaja not the former FM
Jaswant Thada -- marble memorial to Jaswant Singh the Maharaja not the former FM		 Marble explorers 1
Marble explorers 1		 Marble explorers 2
Marble explorers 2		 Jodhpur silhouette
Jodhpur silhouette
Jodhpur silhouette 2
Jodhpur silhouette 2		 Gorgeous marble on a sun-drenched day
Gorgeous marble on a sun-drenched day		 The Umaid Bhawan Palace
The Umaid Bhawan Palace		 Endless corridor
Endless corridor
Palace courtyard
Palace courtyard		 Fine bronzework on the palanquins
Fine bronzework on the palanquins		 Pretending to be in the Palanquin
Pretending to be in the Palanquin		 Hookah all the maharajas were addicted to opium made of delicately threaded bronze
Hookah all the maharajas were addicted to opium made of delicately threaded bronze
One of a hundred palanquins
One of a hundred palanquins		 Spear collection mostly used for hunting tigers
Spear collection mostly used for hunting tigers		 Inner sanctum
Inner sanctum		 Inner sanctum 2
Inner sanctum 2
Inner sanctum 3
Inner sanctum 3		 Interior decorators of the time seem to have had a fascination for this coloured glass
Interior decorators of the time seem to have had a fascination for this coloured glass		 Peacock inspiration
Peacock inspiration

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Pieter Bos02-Sep-2010 11:10
Beautiful gallery!
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