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Gwalior is famous city of Madhya Pradesh known for its rich tradition and modernity. Gwalior city has many historical monuments that are famous for their architectural styles. City of Gwalior is popular for its tourist attractions. The city of Gwalior retains its tradition of strong music. Man Singh Palace is one of the best tourist attractions in Gwalior.
The palace of Raja Man Singh is known as Man Singh Palace. This palace is also known as Man Mandir Palace or Chitra Mandir and even Palace of Paintings. Raja Man Singh built Man Singh Palace in the 15th century and is located within the Gwalior Fort. Gwalior Fort has six palaces enclosed in it and Man Singh Palace is one of those beautiful palaces. This palace is decoratively tiled and painted with the pictures of peacocks, elephants and even ducks. This palace is a four storey impressive building. Rooms of this palace are spacious. Some rooms were used for musical concerts, which have fine screens for royal ladies to listen to music. Two floors are underground which have circular cells that were used as prisons. Emperor Aurangzeb killed his brother Murad in this underground prison and so it got historical importance.
Man Singh Palace also has Jauhar Kund. Following the Rajput tradition, queens use to perform self-immolation in this Jauhar Kund after their husbands were killed on the battlefield. You should not miss the sound and light show at Man Singh Palace, which has given so much importance to this palace among tourist attractions in Gwalior. The light show is organized every evening at this beautifully lit palace.
Nearby places that you can visit while visit to this wonderful palace of 15th century are Telika Mandir, Karan Palace, Sas Bahu Temple, Jahangir Mahal, Gujri Mahal and Shah Jahan Mahal.
You can reach City of Gwalior by different routes like air, road or rail. Airport is just 8 km away from the city. It is connected to major cities of India. Railway station of Gwalior lies on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Chennai routes. Even by road it is very convenient to reach Gwalior as the distances from major cities are 118 km from Agra, 350 km from Jaipur and 321 km from Delhi. Within the city of Gwalior you can use taxis, auto rickshaws and mini buses to visit tourist attractions in Gwalior.
Accommodation in Gwalior is not a problem as city is well developed. Gwalior city has well-equipped, luxurious hotels in the heart of the city. Hotels like Central Park Hotel, Usha Kiran Palace Hotel is near to airport, Hotel Gwalior Regency is located near to bus stand. Hotel Tansen Gwalior is very close to railway station as well as bus stand.
You can enjoy your visit to the city of Gwalior by visiting tourist attractions in Gwalior like Man Singh Palace. A visit to the beautiful palace of paintings will make your tour to Gwalior an unforgettable experience for you.
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