One of the most magnificent marvels of Jaipur is the City Palace complex which has a rare combination of the finest blends of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture. In the heart of the old city, it has a vast area. The outer wall was built by Jai Sigh and additions made up to the 20th , Century. Many buildings, well planned gardens and huge courtyards are part of the complex. For visiting dignitaries, Sawai Madho Singh ii, constructed theMubarak Mahal (Welcome Palace) as a reception centre. The Mahal comes before the main complex, though it now forms a part of the Sawai Man Singh ii museum. The museum has an array of royal costumes, shawls, embroideries, Benaras silk sarees, the Maharaja's Pyjamas, Chogas, jamawars, kamarbandhs, musical instruments like the giant sized tanpuraaand sarangis, and a set of Sawai Madho Sing I who was just over seven feet tall, over four feet wide and supported a goliathic weight of 250 kilograms. Palace A delight is the Maharani's Palace, now the armoury with arms of the 15th centurywhich include the deadly Rajput scissor action daggers which have unique working action (after the dagger entered the body, the handles were released and the blades spread. During withdrawl killing the victim). The guns include the one that also served as walking sticks, one of the size of a small canon fired from a camel's back, double - barrel guns, early handguns, matchlocks and percussion cap guns, swords with pistols attached to the blades, daggers with handles of crystal and ivory, katars, churris, peak-kubz jambhiya, Persian and Rajput swords, Deccan hand bows and arrows, battle axes, shields, maces, and emerald encrusted sword presented by Queen Victoria to Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh (1835-1880).