The Travel Talk

Monuments In Jaipur

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Amer Fort

Amer Fort, also known as Amber Fort is a hill fort located on a high hill in the Amber region of Jaipur. It is the main tourist attraction of Jaipur city, situated at 11 Km towards Delhi.

Hawamahal

Hawa Mahal built in 1799 AD is the main evidence of Rajput architecture. This five-storey building along the main street of the old city is covered in pink with semi-octagonal and refined roofed sandstone windows.

CHULGIRI (JAIN) TEMPLE

The walls of this exquisite Jain temple built on the Jaipur-Agra route have extremely beautiful nineteenth century paintings in Jaipur style.

Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar of Jaipur is an astronomical observatory built by Sawai Jaisingh between 1726 and 1734. It is included in UNESCO's 'World Heritage List'.

City Palace

City Palace- Built with mixed composition of Rajasthani and Mughal styles is a former royal residence in the centre of the old city.

Moti Dungri Fort, Shri Ganesh Temple

Moti Dungri is a small hill, at the top of which a small palace is built, and all around it are fortresses.

Nahargarh Fort

Nahargarh Fort stands on the edge of the Aravalli Hills, overlooking the city of Jaipur. Along with Amer Fort and Jaigarh Fort, Nahargarh once formed a strong defence ring for the city.

Jaigarh Fort

Jaigarh Fort is situated on the hill called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota Lake, near Amer in Jaipur. The fort was built by Jai Singh II in 1726 to protect the Amer Fort and its palace complex and was named after him.

Galta Ji- Govind Dev Temple

Galtaji is an ancient Hindu pilgrimage site about 10 km away from Jaipur. The site consists of a series of temples built into a narrow crevice in the ring of hills that surrounds Jaipur.