The city of Alwar was built by the Kachawa Rajput of Macheri
- Rao Pratap Singh in 1775. For a brief while the Marathas
as well as the British took possession of Alwar. In the year
1949, Alwar was amalgamated with the state of Rajasthan.
The principal attraction of Alwar is the city Palace which
is known as Vinay Vilas in the local parlance. This magnificent
palace was built in 1840 and is located in a triangular hill
top. The palace is 300 m high. The architecture of the palace
is distinctly Mughal and the palace is replete with buildings,
monuments, museums and shimmering lakes.
There is a museum inside the palace and on display at the
museum are authentic miniature paintings, rare manuscripts,
ivory items, and a rich collection of weapons. The museum
also has in its possession 700 rare manuscripts in Hindi,
Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian language. The 24 m Bhagavat and
Arabic Koran are some of the museums priceless artifacts and
national treasures.
Also on display at the museum is the replica of Sheikh Shadi's
Gulistan copy which is simply marvelous. Another priceless
item of the museum is the biography of Babur - "Baburnama".
The museum also has a fine collection of royal armories, of
particular significance are the swords of Shah Abbas, Akbar,
Jehangir, Shah Jahan, Dara Shikoh, Nadir Shah and Aurangzeb.
Other places worth visiting in Alwar is the Gunijankhana
which has a fine collection of paintings. Maharaj Bhaktiyar's
cemetry and the cemetry of Shah Jahan's minister Fateh Jung
are also worth visiting. There is also the Puranjan Bihar
or the Summer Retreat of Alwar's royalty which exude with
the glorious legacy of Alwar's past rulers.
On the outskirts of Alwar is the magnificent Vijay Mandir
Palace, which was built way back in 1918. The palace is located
in a rather picturesque setting on the banks of the shimmering
Vijay Sagar Lake. There are 105 grandiose rooms in all at
the palace and members of the royal family still live in this
majestic palace. One has to seek prior permission from the
authorities to enter inside the palace.
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