Things to do in Kota
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Rao Madho Singh Museum
The city palace houses the excellent Rao Madho Singh Museum. You’ll find all the stuff necessary for a respectable royal existence – silver furniture, ingenious weapons and a stable of palanquins. The oldest part of the palace dates from 1624. Amazing mirror work and some of Rajasthan’s best-preserved miniatures decorate the small-scale apartments – the upstairs rooms dance with exquisite paintings of hunting and court scenes.
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Government Museum
Near Kishore Sagar, this small, run-down government museum has a collection of 9th- to 12th-century stone idols, a 3rd-century inscription and Copper Age sculptural fragments, as well as some miniature paintings. It is not worth a visit unless you are truly archaeologically bent.
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City Palace
Beside the Kota Barrage, overlooking the river, is the complex housing the City Palace and fort; it’s one of Rajasthan’s largest. Entry is from the south side through the Naya Darwaza (New Gate).
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Chambal Gardens
Kota is surprisingly blessed with gardens. Chambal Gardens are on the riverbank south of the fort. Luckily, crocodiles no longer reside in the murky cement ponds, so to see the crocs you need to take a boat ride.
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Umed Bhawan Palace
Surrounded by sprawling gardens, this gracious palace is stuffily Edwardian. It’s grander than the Brijraj Bhawan, with voluminous rooms, but they are darker and the overall feel is impersonal.
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