While the city palace complex in Jaipur was not old or particularly beautiful, it was large, impressive and interesting. I was pleasantly surprised to see the nicely decorated Christmas tree (it was late December). The vessel in the second photo is one of a pair. According to the Guiness Book of World Records, they are the largest sterling silver vessels in the world. They are 5'3" tall and each one weighs 345 kg. They were taken to England by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II in 1902 for the coronation of Edward VII, apparently to serve as receptacles for the Maharaja's drinking water.
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