Popularly called the City Palace is the central attraction of the city and around it, neatly laid, are the commercial and residential areas. A fortified wall with seven gates girdles the city. It was bulit to protect the city from invading armies as well as the wild ani,mals in the thick jungles on the city's outsikirts. Today the city had grown bryond the fort walls and continues to grow. The city is best explored on foot. The erstwhile Royal family still lives in the City Palace which houses the seven-storeyed Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, the Diwan-i-Am and the Diwan-i-Khas. The Museum is definitely worth a visit. It houses an exquisite collection of carpets, the finest porcelain, a rare collection of arms and paintings. It is in this museum that you can see the largest single pieces of sliver in the world -- designed as containers.
