market recreats traditions........sometimes

I recently went on a one day trip to Jaipur. On the highway, few kilometers before the city, I saw several palaces. These are modern palaces made by several hotel groups, such as Le Meridian. I started to wonder why traditional rajasthani architecture styles have been used. And I realized that market sometimes reinvents traditions to sustain itself. Rajasthan is known for its palaces and royalty. These hotels are recreating the same old palaces and royalty to sustain themselves. You can't own a real palace? Well no problem, make a new one.