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| Keywords: The city and lake at Udaipur, Rajasthan in the 1880s.jpg en Photograph of the city and lake at Udaipur in Rajasthan taken by Raja Deen Dayal Sons in the 1880s from the Curzon Collection 'Views of places proposed to be visited by Their Excellencies Lord Lady Curzon during Autumn Tour 1902' Lord Curzon served as Viceroy of India between 1899 and 1905 Udaipur was chosen by Maharana Udai Singh r 1567-72 of the Sisodia Rajputs as the new capital of the Mewar State in the mid-16th century This followed the sacking and possession of the previous capital the hilltop fortress of Chittorgarh by the Mughal Emperor Akbar r 1556-1605 in 1567 Udaipur lies in a valley beside three artificial lakes the largest of which is Lake Pichola This is a general view looking across Lake Pichola towards the city with the hills in the distance The white domes and towers of the massive City Palace c 1567-c 1734 rise above the rooftops Beyond the bridge are the island palaces of the Jagmandir and Jagniwas in the main part of the lake s 1880 http //www oldindianphotos in/search updated-min 2008-12-01T00 00 00 2B05 30 updated-max 2009-01-01T00 00 00 2B05 30 max-results 50 Creator Lala Deen Dayal Custom license marker 2014 09 07 1905 Uploaded with UploadWizard Udaipur Black and white photographs by Lala Deen Dayal British Library Photo 430 Curzon Collection | ||||
