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Jaipur Famous Historical Places
City Palace is constructed by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in the year 1727. It comprises of several buildings, galleries, restaurants, courtyards and offices of museum trust. It was also the location of cultural and religious events as well as a patron of arts, commerce and industry.
Amer Fort is one of the famous historical fort originally built by Meena's and was ruled by Raja Man Singh I. It is made up of red sand stone and marble. It is located high on a hill and one of the principal tourist attraction in Jaipur. It is well known for its artistic style elements.
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Palacio de Ámbar
Amer Fort is one of the famous historical fort originally built by Meena's and was ruled by Raja Man Singh I. It is made up of red sand stone and marble. It is located high on a hill and one of the principal tourist attraction in Jaipur. It is well known for its artistic style elements.
City Palace
The Palace of Winds named as Hawa Mahal by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in the year 1799. It is made up of red and pink sand stone and was designed by Lal Chand Ustad. The specialty of this pyramidal shaped monument is that it has 953 small windows called Jharokhas decorated with intricate lattice work. It has unique five floors with a rise of 50 feet from the ground level. The intent of lattice design is to allow royal ladies to observe daily life and festivals celebrated in the street.
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Hawa Mahal
Hawa Mahal RoadThe Palace of Winds named as Hawa Mahal by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in the year 1799. It is made up of red and pink sand stone and was designed by Lal Chand Ustad. The specialty of this pyramidal shaped monument is that it has 953 small windows called Jharokhas decorated with intricate lattice work. It has unique five floors with a rise of 50 feet from the ground level. The intent of lattice design is to allow royal ladies to observe daily life and festivals celebrated in the street.
Jaigarh fort is located at the Aravalli range and is known by the name the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles). It was built by Jai Singh II in 1726 to protect the Palace complex and the Amer Fort. Another name given to the fort is the Victory fort. It has a length of 3 KM along the north-south direction and a width of 1 KM.
It is featured by the Jaivana cannon which was become the world's largest cannon on wheels. The cannon foundry had a massive wind tunnel that sucked air from the high mountains into its furnace creating temperatures as high as 2400 °F.
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Jaigarh Fort
Jaigarh fort is located at the Aravalli range and is known by the name the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles). It was built by Jai Singh II in 1726 to protect the Palace complex and the Amer Fort. Another name given to the fort is the Victory fort. It has a length of 3 KM along the north-south direction and a width of 1 KM.
It is featured by the Jaivana cannon which was become the world's largest cannon on wheels. The cannon foundry had a massive wind tunnel that sucked air from the high mountains into its furnace creating temperatures as high as 2400 °F.
Sightseeing
It is grand Laxmi Narayan temple located on the elevated ground at the base of Moti Dungari hill in Rajasthan.
Nahargarh fort built in the year 1734 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh and was originally named as Sudarshangarh, but it became known as Nahargarh which means "abode of tigers". It stands on the edge of the Aravalli hills and you may see the whole Jaipur sight after taking an stand on the top of the fort hill boundary wall. It also represent the strong defense ring for the city.
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Fuerte Nahargarh
Nahargarh fort built in the year 1734 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh and was originally named as Sudarshangarh, but it became known as Nahargarh which means "abode of tigers". It stands on the edge of the Aravalli hills and you may see the whole Jaipur sight after taking an stand on the top of the fort hill boundary wall. It also represent the strong defense ring for the city.