The Rambagh Palace is the former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur and now a hotel, located 8 km outside the walls of the city of Jaipur on Bhawani Singh road. The first building on the site was a garden house built in 1835 for the wet nurse of prince Ram Singh II. In 1887, during the reign of Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II, it was converted into a modest royal hunting lodge. In the early 20th century, it was expanded into a palace to the designs of Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. Maharajah Sawai Man Singh II made Rambagh his principal residence and added a number of royal suites in 1931.
About the stamp
The stamp, depicting Mother Teresa, is part of the definitive set Builders of Modern India, about which I wrote here.
References
Rambagh Palace - Wikipedia
Sender: Marius Vasilescu
Sent from Jodhpur (Rajasthan / India), on 24.03.2019
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