About Kota
Impressive facade of the massive City Palace of Kota, constructed in 1625, is located on the bank of the river Chambal.
The modern industrial city was once a rich principality, the main building of which was this building. In the halls of the palace are located masterpieces of fine art of Rajasthan, among which there are fine miniatures, mirrors, mural and mosaic.
In the seventeenth century, when Kota was declared the capital of the newly independent princely state by the Mughal emperor Jahangir, it was ruled by Rao Madho Singh from the Hadachauhun Rajput dynasty.
The most luxurious looks Durbar Hall, the entrance to which is decorated with ebony doors, complemented by ivory and painting. In the drawings of the doors you can see the past of this region. In most of the rooms are exhibits of the Rao Madho Singh Museum, among which the richest are the collection of weapons, paintings and royal symbols.
In the heart of the city is the lake Kirsosagar, decorated with the palace of Jagmandir. This masterpiece was erected on the orders of the local ruler in the 18th century. For the basis of this palace were taken mansions of Udaipur, where the ruler spent her childhood.
Today it is one of the largest Rajasthan commercial and industrial cities with hydro, nuclear and thermal power plants and Asia s largest fertilizer plant, lined up along the shores of Chambala. The Kota is also famous for its saris, the most beautiful of which originate from the village of Kaithun, 20 km southeast of the city. Made of tightly woven cotton or silk and usually embroidered with gold thread, they are known here as masooria, and in other places as sari Kota doria.
Kota is famous for its distinctive style of paintings, palaces, museums, and places of worship. The city is also known for gold jewellery, Doria sarees, silk sarees and the famous Kota stone.
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