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City Palace, Jaipur - created by Barracuda


City Palace, Jaipur
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The palace complex lies in the heart of Jaipur city, to the northeast of the very centre, located at 26.9255°N 75.8236°E. The site for the palace was located on the site of a royal hunting lodge on a plain land encircled by a rocky hill range, five miles south of Amber (city). The history of the city palace is closely linked with the history of Jaipur city and its rulers, starting with Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II who ruled from 1699-1744. He is credited with initiating construction of the city complex by building the outer wall of the complex spreading over many acres. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Palace,_Jaipur (5 years and 2876 days ago)

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Please tell us the name of the palace and where it is.

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jeaniblog says:

Great shot, love the angle & clarity..

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Fly away Fly away - created by JoaoCardoso


Fly away Fly away
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Keep Away - created by Wayne Cheah


Keep Away
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MossyB says:

Any idea what kind of tree that is? It's beautiful, if most unusual and unfriendly looking...

author says:

Some people call it the "Jesus tree" But seriously, it's called the "White Silk-Cotton Tree" or locally, the "Kapok Tree" This particular tree was planted in 1933 and was a gift from the city of Bogor. It's also the national tree of Puerto Rico. It can grow up to 50m in height and it's flowers have a milky aroma. Its most distinctive feature is of course the thorny bark, so it's difficult to climb. The question is how does a tree knows that thorns will make it painful and therefore deter humans and animals from climbing it? And why doesn't it want to be climbed?

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i like how the focus is on the thorns. and to answer your question author....God created the tree like that.

author says:

Thanks for the comment lolipop4400. Due to the sheer height of the tree, I could not get enough DOF to "sharpen" the thorns a bit more, due of course to my poor quality equipment.

Not wanting to turn this into a religious forum, but why this particular tree with the thorns, and so few such trees on Earth? I would have thought this leviathan of a tree would have no fear of climbers damaging it, like say a thorny rose bush? And this tree has no attractive fruits as incentive for human or animal climbers, like say apple trees.

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1,2 fly away - created by norbart


1,2 fly away
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Rain Rain Go Away - created by TwilightMuse


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