Places to See
Other Places to Visit
Jal
Mahal
Jal Mahal was built by Sawai Pratap Singh in 1799 A.D. in the midst of the Man
Sagar lake as a pleasure spot. The lake was formed by construcing a dam between
the two hills by Sawai Man Singh I. During the winter months one can see a large
number of migratory birds at the lake.
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Royal Cenotaphs
At the far end on the Delhi road is the cremation ground of the rulers of Amer.
Some of these cenotaphs still preserve traces of paintings which once embellished
their inner and outer walls.
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Statue circle
The full length white marble statue of Sawai Jai Singh installed in the centre
of thenewly developed 'C' Scheme area, was erected as a homage to the founder
of Jaipur.
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Gaitor
Another place worth seeing from the architectural point of view is gaitor, situated
at the base of the Nahargarh range at the foot hills of Nahargarh Fort and the
temple of Garh Ganesh. The most prominent of the cenotaphs is that of Maharaja
Jai Singh built of white marble, supported by ornate pillars and carved with
mythological scenes and figures. Latest addition to these cenotaphs is that
of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. A lamp has been kept burning since his death
in his cenotaph.
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Galta
In the vicinity of the city, 10 kms. from Jaipur, Galta is situated amidst the
range of hills east of the city. On the top of the hill, overlooking the Galta
valley is a Sun temple. To the east of the temple is a reservoir or a tank which
is perrennially fed by a never-failing spring of pure water falling from Gaumuch
or an outlet shaped like the mouth of a cow. On the way to Galta, by the Ghat-ki-Guni,
ther is a range of hills which is crowned with the fort of Amagarh. At the end
of the cause way, stands a palace of the former Jaipur rulers with a beautiful
garden, kiosks and temples. This erstwhile state garden called Roop Niwas with
a commodious and beautiful palace, is worth visiting.
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Ramgarh
25 kms. north-east of Jaipur, an ancient site now famous for its huge artificial
lake created by constructing a high bund amidst tree-covered hills, where the
citizens throng in large numbers for a picnic in the rainy season. The old royal
hunting lodge has now been converted into a gateway hotel. But the temple of
Jamwa Mata and the ruins of the old fort still remind one of its hoary antiquity
when the Kachhawah's first settled here before moving on to Amer.
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B.M. Birla Auditorium and Convention Centre
The Birla Science and Technology Centre, in the heart of Jaipur is a sprawling
9.8 acre complex which includes and interactive science museum, library, a computer
centre, an information processing and dissemination cell, as many as eight research
division, a processing planetarium and an auditorium. The main auditorium with
a seating capacity of 1350 people, is one of the largest auditoriums in India,
built to international conference standards.
