Albert Hall Museum

This guide to the Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur begins in 1876, when the Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone for what was meant to be a grand town hall. You'll hear how British engineer Samuel Swinton Jacob, who grew so attached to Jaipur he never wanted to leave, designed its Indo-Saracenic galleries and carved jalis with local craftsmen, and how an Englishman named Thomas Hendley steered the building toward a different purpose. The guide also follows Hendley's choice to set aside one day a week exclusively for women visitors.