CITY PALACE
The huge City Palace, towering over the lake, is the largest palace complex in Rajasthan. Actually a conglomeration of buildings added by various Maharanas, it still manages to retain a surprising uniformity of design. The building was started by Maharana Udai Singh II, the city's founder. The palace is surmounted by balconies, tower and cupolas and there are fine view over the lake and the city from the upper terraces. The palace is entered form the northern end through the Baripol (built 1600 AD) and the Tripolia Gate (1725 AD) with its eight carved marble arches. It was once a custom for Maharanas to be weighed under the gate and their weight in gold or silver distributed to the people. The main part of the palace is now preserved as a museum. It includes the MorChowk with its beautiful mosaics of peacocks, the favourite Rajasthani bird, the Manak (or Ruby) Mahal has glass and mirror work, while Krishna Vilas has a remarkable collection of miniatures (no photography allowed). In the Bari Mahal, there is a pleasant central garden. The Moti Mahal has beautiful mirror work and the Chini Mahal is covered in ornamental tiles. There's an armory section downstairs. More paintings can be seen in the Zenana Mahal. There’s a large Tiger catching cage near the zenana mahal.

Jagdish Temple
Only 150 m north of the entrance to the City Palace, this fine Indo-Aryan temple was built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1651 AD and enshrines a black stone image of Vishnu as Jagannath, lord of the Universe. A brass image of the Garuda is in a shrine in front of the temple. The temple is open daily 5 am to 2 pm and 4 to 10pm.

Saheliyon ki Bari, or Garden of the Maids of Honour, is in the north of the city. This small ornamental garden, with its fountains, kiosks, marble elephants and delightful lotus pool.

The little village of Eklingji with a number of ancient temples is 22 kms north of Udaipur. The Shiv temple in the village was originally built in 734 AD, although its present form dates from the rule of Maharana Raimal, between 1473 AD and 1509 AD. The walled complex includes an elaborately pillared hall under a large pyramidal roof and features a four faced Shiva image of black marble. Photography is not allowed. At Nagda, 1 km before Eklingji, are old temples. The Jain temple of Adbudji is essentially ruined, but its architecture is quiet intresting.The nearby Sas Bahu, or Mother and Daughter-in-Law Temple is worth visiting.