Places to See in Jaipur
Forts
Amer Fort,
Jaigarh Fort,
Nahargarh
Fort
At a short distance of 11 kms . from Jaipur, the Amer Fort complex stands amidst
wooded hills overlooking the Delhi-Jaipur highway, with its forbidding ramparts
reflected in the still waters of the Maota Lake below. One of the finest examples
of Rajput architecture, it was the ancient capital of the Kachhawah rulers.
The original palace was built by Raja Man Singh and additions were made later
by Sawai Jai Singh.
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Palaces
City Palace
The City Palce is an imposing blend of traditional Rajasthani and Mughal art
and architecture. The City Palace complex houses several palatial structures.
The first building in it is Mubarak Mahal, built by Kaharaja Madho Singh. It
has a beautifully carved marble gate with heavy brass doors on either side of
this gate. Beyond this gate lies the Diwan -e-Khas, or the "Hall of Private
Audience".
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Monuments
Jantar Mantar,
Hawa
Mahal
Jantar Mantar is the most famous and elaborate observatory of its time. It was
constructed in the year 1724 A.D. by Sawai Jai Singh II, even before the city
of Jaipur was built, and has been described as the most surrealistic and logical
landscape instone. It was built to measure the local time, the sun's declination,
altitude, the declination of stars, planets and to determine eclipses.
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