KOTA

Umed Bhawan Palace
Umed Bhawan Palace is one of the most beautiful palaces of Kota. Built in 1009 by Maharao Umed Singh II of Kota. This palace was designed by Sir Swinton Jacob who spent many years in Rajasthan. The overall design of the palace is European. There is an Edwardian drawing room, a billiard room and a very well laid out garden surrounding the palace. There are long corridors, courtyard and Italian marble floors.

Brijraj Bhawan Palace
Brijraj Bhawan Palace, a colonial style palace, situated on the bank of river Chambal, was build in the early nineties. The palace has large spacious rooms that are tastefully done up with antique furniture. An interesting feature of the palace is the fact that almost all the rooms overlook the Chambal river providing an arresting view of the mighty river.

Chambel Garden
The lush green garden at Amar Niwas makes a lovely picnic spot. While absorbing the ambience of the place one can enjoy a boat ride. Maharao Madho Singh Museum situated in the old palace, it houses a rich collection of Rajput paintings of the Kota school, exquisite sculptures and other valuable antiques. The museum is the treasure house of artistic items used by the rulers of kota.

PRIME SITES

Kota is the walled city on the right bank of river Chambal. Amongst the many places of interest are the public gardens on the shores of a beautiful lake, a fine old palace, Umed Bhawan, the palace and the royal cenotaphs, Chambal dam and the Game sanctury (Dara).

Kota barrage has added importance of Kota.The multipurpose Chambal valley Developement Scheme, involves the construction of three dams with power stations, transmission lines and a barrage with a network of canal. Kota barrage is to irrigate 14 lakh acres of fertile land in Rajasthan and M.P.

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, Gandhi Sagar Dam and Kotah Dam has contributed to the industrial progress of the area.

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