|
By Road 300 km/6 hrs, Proceed to Amber
Fort on the outskirts of the city and take a bumpy elephant ride to
come from there. Amber Fort, the palace or the royal apartments lies
inside it with gateways, gardens, halls, stairways, pillared
pavilions, temples and palaces. Built in 1952, it is the perfect
blend of Hindu and Mughal styles of architecture. Then proceed
further a trip for the city sightseeing.
City
Palace Located in the capital of Rajasthan, the City Palace
of Jaipur or the main palace is an imposing blend of traditional
Rajasthan and Mughal architecture. The vast palace complex occupies
one seventh of the walled city of Jaipur. Originally built by
Maharaja Jai Singh II of the Kachhwaha clan of Rajputs, additions
have been made to the palace complex by many of his
successors.
Hawa Mahal Hawa Mahal was
built in 1799 by Pratap Singh which is a five floored building built
of sandstone-plastered pink encrusted with fine trellis work and
huge balconies. Provides the visitors with excellent views of the
city, the best time to view Hawa Mahal is sunrise when sunlight
through the latticed windows gives it a wonderful glow.
Jantar Mantar Jantar Mantar is wholly constructed
with stone and marble by Jai Singh II in various parts of India. The
observatory has fourteen statistical instruments for measuring time,
predicting eclipses and to ascertain other astronomical
events. |