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Udaipur is known as the
Venice of the east. It is also called the city of
lakes, some of the most beautiful lakes are The
Pichola Lake, Udai Sagar, Fateh Sagar and Badi Sagar
in this city. Fateh Sagar contains a small island,
which contains Udaipur solar observatory (USO). The
Lake Palace on Jag Niwas Island in the middle of
Pichola Lakes is the finest example of its
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The grand City Palace
on the banks of the lake compliments the palace along
with the Monsoon Palace (Sajjan Garh) on the hill
above. Udaipur is also the centre for performing arts,
craft and its famed miniature paintings.
The city of UDAIPUR is situated in a valley amid
wooded hills, at 2469 ft above sea-level, on the bank
of a Lake Pichola, with palaces built of granite and
marble. The maharana's palace, which crowns the ridge
on which the city stands, dates originally from about
1570, but has had additions made to it till it has
become a conglomeration of various architectural
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