South of the City Palace Museum, the Crystal Gallery houses rare crystal that Maharana Sajjan Singh ordered from F&C Osler & Co in England in 1877. The maharana died before it arrived, and all the items stayed forgotten and packed up in boxes for 110 years. The extraordinary, extravagant collection includes crystal chairs, sofas, tables and even beds. There’s an exquisite antique jewel-studded carpet that has to be seen to be believed. The rather hefty admission fee also includes entry to the grand Durbar Hall and tea or a soft drink in the Gallery Restaurant adjoining the Durbar Hall or on the Fateh Prakash Palace Hotel’s Sunset Terrace. Tickets are available at the city palace gates or the Crystal Gallery entrance. No photography is permitted.
