Rajasthan››Jaipur›Sightseeing
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Amer Palace |
 High on the rugged hills outside of town sits ancient
forts, including Amer (often called the Amber Fort),
where the Jaipur royal house held court for seven
centuries. Visitors ridding painted elephants can
ascend to the fort to see magnificent gateways,
courtyards, pavalions, and a gliterring chamber
of inlaid mirrors.
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Hawa Mahal |
 Jaipur's most famous landmark is the Palace of
the Winds or Hawa Mahal, a fantasia of 1953 ornate
of windows set in a rose-colored five storey facade.
The palace , tier upon tier of curved arch surmounting
fairy casements with "jali", lattice work screens.
From here the ladies of the court could look out
at festive processions without jeopardizing their
modest seclusion.. |
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Jal Mahal
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 A picturesque palace admist the Man Sagar Lake.
It is Jaipur's lake palace surrounded with water.
It is built for royal duck shooting parties. |
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Jantar Mantar |
 The architectural astronomical instruments of
18th century Rajasthani king named Jai Singh contained
in an amazing, three-storey-high complex known as Jantar Mantar. |
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City Palace
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A pride of peacocks adorn an ornate doorway in
Jaipur's City Palace. Palace retaine rs stand at
attention as in the past when Jaipur Court was
headquartered here. The palace is now a fine museum.
It houses a remarkable collection of textiles,
paintings, manuscripts, and extraordinary weapons.
On display there are two huge urns of silver, said to
be the largest silver vessels in the world.
Nakkarkhana-ka-Darwaza, the imposing gateway
of the City Palace guarded by stone elephants,
is monumental. |
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Jaigarh |
| The western skyline is dominated by the extensive
walls, watch towers and gateways of Jaigarh built
by Jai Singh in 1726. It is onr of the few military
structures of medevial India preserved almost intact,
containing palaces , gardens, open and covered
reservoirs, a granary, an armoury, a canon foundary
and several temples. It is the royal treasury for
several years. The world's largest cannon on wheels
is to be found here. The fort has its own museum
and provide an excellent view of Amer Palace. |
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Nahargarh Fort
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| Built in 1734, the Nahargarh Fort lies
north-west of City Palace and provides some stunning
views of the city down below both during daytime and
night. |
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Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh |
| Has beautiful gardens, fountains, pools
& some magnificent pieces of Sculpture. |
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Albert Hall Museum |
| It exhibits include a natural history collection, models of yogis adopting various positions, tribal ware, dioramas depicting Rajasthani dances and sections on decorative arts, costumes, drawings and musical instruments. |
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