Jal Mahal - Water Palace at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan state in India. In the centerof the City, you will see an ancient walled City made up of all pink colour stones. Because of this, Jaipur is also known as the Pink City of India. This is the first planned City of India and was architected by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Maharaja Jai Singh II, the king of Amber is the one who established this City for the needs of his growing empire in the year 1727.
The City Palace at the heart of the old City was the residence ofthe emperors of this kingdom. Maharaja (King) Jai Singh, Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh and others contributed to building this complex. The ancient furniture, ornaments, musical instruments, armoury & clothes are on display in the museum inside the palace. The art gallery is also well preserved. There is still a building in the campus which is used as a residence by the current princess of Jaipur.
Amber Fort or Amer palace (Amer ka Kila) is located about 11 km from Jaipur in the hills & is a primary attraction of Jaipur tourism. This fort is made up of red sandstone and white marble. It shows an architecture, which is a combination of Hindu and Mughal style. The legendary palace is about 7 centuries old and the art, carving, view of MarotaLake from the palace and the garden inside the palace is all breathtaking. The palace or fort is spread across 4 Sq. Km area and takes considerable time to explore. Sheesh Mahal (a room covered with thousands of tiny mirrors) is another attraction inside the Amer Fort.
Jantar Mantar is a place where everyone will fall in love of Science. This is the best of its kind in the Country, as there are other replicas also. This shows how the Royal family used to keep a track of days, months, time, latitude and longitude of a place with the constructed walls and pits. It’s an extremely interesting place and can be explored well with a guide. It’s a must visit in your Jaipur Tour.
Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) is a great architectural construction made up of red sandstone and Jal Mahal (Water Palace) is the one which is located in the midst of Man Sagarlake are the photography points in this tour. You need to view both from outside.
If you want to visit only the Capital cities of the states in India, that will take you a couple of months or more. The best time to visit Jaipur is the winter months in India, i.e. November to February. There is a considerable choice of great hotels to stay in Jaipur. Because of considerable tourists visiting Jaipur each year, this place is also famous for shopping of handicraft items, food, and clothes which are the specialities of this City. It is a big city with all amenities and you can easily spend a few days here exploring different sections and hospitality of the City.
You can start your Rajasthan Royal Tour from Jaipur and visit many other beautiful cities in this state to enjoy the royal hospitality. Along with the site seeling, you can do handicraft shopping in the entire state. Jaipur and Jodhpur are famous for that. Considering a business and leisure tour together? Take help of Angular Global Pune for combined tour !
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