Monsoon Palace Udaipur TRAVEL GUIDE

The Monsoon Palace was built in the name of Maharana Sajjan Singh, the palace is also called Sajjan Garh Palace. The seasonal palace is built in the highest point of the hill and was initially used to overlook the palace of Maharana Sajjan Singh at Chittorgarh. Monsoon Palace offers a full view of Udaipur, which was of the quality of attention given by the Maharana Sajjan Singh. The palace was intended to be a 9-storey astronomical observatory, which would record monsoon entry by observing monsoon cloud. Unfortunately, because of the death of Maharana Sajjan Singh, the construction was overtook by his successor, Maharana Fateh Singh. They built a lake as they called Lake Fateh Sagar, which can be seen especially from the royal rooms of Monsoon Palace. The royal family also used the royal headquarters as a hunting lodge. The palace was designed to remember the style of Rajput construction. The Monsoon palace has been made of white marble, which is labored of the turrets, towers and columns, depicting delightful themes of leaves and flowers. Despite exceptional water collection systems and the monsoon palace privilege, the monsoon palace was gradually abandoned and due to lack of water, it was not redesigned as necessary. Not long after, the Monsoon Palace opened to the common people and was added to the well-known tourist destination of Udaipur.

History of Attraction

Monsoon Palace has a rich history because it was home to Maharana Sajjan Singh, the 72nd leader of the Mewar family. Between the long periods of the 17th century, Maharana Sajjan Singh built this monsoon palace of the architectural designs of Rajputs. This palace was an ardent effort for the ruler.