The City Palace occupies two of the nine sectors outlined in the original city plan. The complex consists of a series of courtyards, gardens, and palaces. The architecture combines Rajput and Mughal styles of open, airy buildings set in geometrical gardens.
The Mubarak Mahal, or Welcome Palace, is now a museum and contains a collection of royal costumes. The queen's apartments, or Maharani's Palace, has also been converted into a museum.
The One-and-a-Quarter: Raja Jai Singh II was given the title of "Sawai" meaning "The One-and-a-Quarter" by Emperor Aurangzeb for his intelligence. Since then the rulers of Jaipur have flown two flags, one full and one quarter-sized to symbolize this title.
Silver water urn: In 1902 when Maharaja Madho Singh II went to England for King Edward's coronation, he had two enormous solid silver urns made to carry enough sacred Ganges water with him to bathe every day for four months. The urns measure five feet high and are considered to be the largest silver objects in the world.
Sun Icon: The sun symbolized the belief that the rulers of Jaipur trace their descent through Lord Rama, hero of the Ramayana, back to the sun god himself. The sun icon appears in many places throughout the palace. Here it has been painted above one of four doorways representing the seasons.

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