Moolsagar Palace

The Moolsagar complex was built by Maharawal Moolraj II in 1815AD. Initially the residence of the Pushkarna Brahmins (a sect among Brahmins), today you will find numerous wells, the Moolsagar Gardenand a splendid Raj Mahal built on its premises. Moolraj was a great patron of art and there are some wonderful paintings and pictures housed inside the Mahal, which were influenced by both the Mughal and Rajput schools of art.

It may also be recalled that the monument was built at the time of Prime Minister Salim Singh’s reign of terror (see History). But whatever be the excesses he committed, to give the devil his due, he was a great lover of art and his beautiful haveli (see Salim Singh’s haveli) bears testimony to that. He definitely had a profound influence on the Maharawal, and it was thanks to his efforts as well that so many lovely palaces and structures were built in that period.