Places to See
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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Temples
Govind
Devji Temple,
Moti
Doongrari & Lakshmi Narayan Temple,
Jagat
Shiromani Temple
To the north of Chandra Mahal in the midst of the sprawling Jai Niwas Garden
is the spireless temple of Lord Krishna. The idol wsa brought from Vrindavan
and installed here by Sawai Jai Singh II as the tutelary deity. Today, the temple
attracts devotees, from all over the country. A delightful system of fountains
is placed in the middle of the paved path between the Chandra Mahal and the
Badal Mahal. The palace has extensive and sprawling gardens.
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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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Gardens
Ram Niwas
Garden Central Museum (or Albert Hall Museum),
Zoological
Garden,
Sisodia
Rani Palace and Garden,
Vidyadhar
Garden
Situated in the spacious and beautiful Ram Niwas Garden, the museum has a rare
collection of art facts and craft items such as metalwork, ivory carvings, cane
wood articles and exquisite pieces of jewellery, textile, pottery and paintings.
It is particularly rich in specimen of embossed, hammered and chiselled brass
wares. The building was designed by Colonel Sir Swinton Jacob in the modern
Indo-Saracenic style and was built in 1886 A.D. when King Edward VII visited
as the Prince of Wales.
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Other
Places to Visit
Jal Mahal,
Royal
Cenotaphs,
Statue
circle,
Gaitor,
Galta,
Ramgarh,
B.M.
Birla Auditorium and Convention Centre
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.
