In the heart of the old city is the former royal residence built in a blend of the Rajasthani and Mughal styles. The carved arches are supported by grey-white marble columns ornate with floral motifs in gold and coloured stones. Two carved elephants in marble guard the entrance.
The Palace: Houses a museum with a superb collection of Rajasthani costumes and armoury of Mughals and Rajputs including swords of different shapes and sizes with chased handles, some of them inlaid with enamel and embellished with jewels and encased in magnificent scabbards.
The Palace also has an art gallery with an excellent collection of miniature paintings,carpets,royal paraphernalia and rare astronomical work in Arabic,Persian, Latin and Sanskrit, acquired by Sawai Jai Singh II to study astronomy in detail.