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Jaungadh Fort

Imposing and enchanting, the Junagarh Fort in Bikaner overwhelms you with its historic charm and monumental splendor.Tour the grand network of public halls, kiosks, colonnades, frescoed rooms, royal quarters, towers, steep stone stairs, Jharoka balconies and screen windows on your tours to the Junagarh Fort in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. The 986-metre stonewall that encloses the magnificent Junagarh Fort has 37 bastions that give it a formidable yet impressive character. The deep moat that encircles the stonewall made it almost impossible for enemy armies to attack Junagarh. In fact the fort

remained unconquered during the course of its history. The two important gates that lead to the stately Junagarh Fort in Bikaner are known as Surajpol and Daulatpol. Surajpol was the main gate to the fort.

Lalgadh Palace

This grand palace is an architectural masterwork in red sandstone, and was built by Maharaja Ganga Singh Ji in the memory of his father Maharaja Lal Singh Ji in 1902. Sir Swinton Jacob designed this oriental fantasy. This architecture is a fusion of Rajput, Mughal and European architecture. The exterior contrasts dramatically with the oriental interiors and amenities.

The Ganga Golden Jublie Temple

This museum is said to be the best in Rajasthan and is now run by the Government of Rajasthan. It has a superb collection of terra-cotta ware, paintings, coins, sculptures and arms. Bikaner Museum was founded by his Majesty Ganga Singh, on the occasion of his golden jubilee in 1937, when he completed fifty years of his reign. A big celebration was held and dignitaries from overseas graced the festivity. Lord Linlithgow the then Viceroy of British India did inauguration of this museum. At first themuseum was housed in a sand stone building near the Lalgarh palace, but it was rather a small building.

So a mew building was constructed and his majesty Karni Singh declared it open to visitors on September 4/1954. In the first six years of its inauguration it remained in charge of the state government of Bikaner. Then in 1950 it was handed over to the state government of Rajasthan.