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Jaipur is 260 km from Delhi and 240 km from Agra and forms the most chosen tourism golden triangle of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It a bustling capital city and a business centre with all the trapping of modern metropolis but yet flavoured strongly with an age-old charm that never fails to surprise a traveller. The old Jaipur painted in Pink can grip any visitor with admiration. Stunning backdrop of ancient forts Nahargarh, Amer, Jagarh and Moti Dungri are dramatic testimonials of the bygone era and a reminder of their lingering romance.
City Palace, Jaipur
Located in the heart of the walled city, The City Palace Complex gives you
an idea about the farsightedness of the founder of Jaipur Sawai Jai Singh.
He left behind a legacy of some of the most imposing and magnificent architecture,
art and craft structure in the city. Sawai Jai Singh built its many buildings
but some of some of the structures were also built by later rulers and some
of them are even dated in the in the twentieth century too. The palace is
a blend of Mughal and Rajasthani architecture and the royal family still
lives in a part of the palace..: Click here for More Details
Amber Fort, Jaipur
Amber (pronounced Amer) is situated about 11 kilometres from Jaipur and
was the ancient citadel of the ruling Kachhawa clan of Amber, before the
capital was shifted in the plains to present day Jaipur..: Click here for More Details
Albert Hall, Jaipur
Located just outside the walled city is the sprawling Ram Niwas garden,
which has always been a place for recreational activities since the reign
of Sawai Ram Singh ji . This exquisitely designed garden with forcentry
doors and a huge complex with small pools and fountains, flourishing lawns
and beautiful flower beds all around was basically a famine relief project.
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Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
Poet king Sawai Pratap Singh built this palace of winds. This is the most
easily recalled landmarks of Jaipur and is also its icon. Located in the
city Palace it is best viewed from the outside for the palace is really
a facade..: Click here for More Details
Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur
The Jaigarh fort is the most spectacular of the three-hilltop forts that
overlook Jaipur. In Mughal times, the Jaipur region was a major weapon-producing
centre for the Mughal and Rajput rulers, several of which are on display
in the fort's museum. It is one of the few military structures of medieval
India preserved almost intact, containing palaces, a granary, a well-planned
cannon foundry, several temples, a tall tower and a giant mounted cannon-the
Jai Ban (Jaivan) which is the largest cannon in the world. Jaigarh Fort
is also known as the fort of victory. The display includes a collection
of canons, many of which are exquisitely decorated and were used in the
Mughal campaigns led by the Rajput King, Raja Man Singh..: Click here for More Details
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Across the road from the palaces is the famous JANTAR MANTAR one of the
five observatories in India . Built by Sawai Jai Singh, this is one of the
largest and the best preserved. A passionate hobby of the king in the field
of Astronomy, numerology, insighted him to execute this observatory and
with the help of skilled labourers, they managed to create a collection
of complex astronomical instruments chiselled out of stone and most of which
continues to provide accurate information to this day. .: Click here for More Details
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