This fairy-tale city, with its marble palaces and lakes surrounded by a ring of hills, was founded by Maharana Udai Singh in 1559, and became the capital of Mewar after the fall of Chittorgarh in 1567. The city is dominated by the massive City Palace, which overlooks Lake Pichola with its romantic island palaces, Picturesque havelis, ghats and temples line the lake front, with the lively bazaars of the old walled city stretching behind them.
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