Tourism in Jaipur

Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan which is a wonderful tourist attraction in Rajasthan. Jaipur is also called Pink City. The Pink City has a number of architectural wonders that attract tourists from all over the country and abroad. Foreign tourists, who come to India, also tour this city which has majestic forts and beautiful havelis.

Places to visit in Jaipur

Hawa Mahal

Hawa Mahal is one of the most important and popular tourist attractions in whole

Jaipur. Hawa Mahal was basically used by the royal women folk to watch the proceedings on the road below. This does explain why Hawa Mahal has such tiny windows and many screened balconies. The Hawa Mahal is a great example of the Rajputana architecture, which was strongly influenced by Mughal style of architecture. This particular style of building that we observe in Hawa Mahal, uses the best features of Mughal architecture with other features that could better adapt to the inhospitable weather conditions of Rajasthan.

Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar makes another wonderful sight to visit in Jaipur. This was built in 1718 by Sawai Jai Singh, Jantar Mantar Observatory is one of the five observatories that were built by the king. The observatory was built to study the movement of stars. The observatory is built in stone and marble.

Amber

Amber is located at a distance of 11 kilometers from Jaipur. This is the old fort of Jaipur, which used to be the capital in the Jaipur. The construction of the Amber Fort began in the year 1592 and was started by Man Singh I, but it was finished by his descendant Jai Singh I. The exterior of the Fort is not in the least like its interiors. The outside is very imposing and rugged looking whereas the inside is a comforting and warm interior which is influenced by both Hindu and Muslim style of ornamentation.

Jaigarh Fort

Jaigarh Fort is located at a distance of 15kms from Jaipur. Also called the Victory Fort, the Jaigarh Fort stands in the middle of thorn-scrub hills that impart a sterner look to the already forbidding Fort. The Jaigarh fort was built to defense of Amer, so one should not be amazed to find that the fort unlike most palaces and forts of Jaipur is quite plain and simple. The highlight of the tour of Jaigarh Fort is definitely the Jaivana, which is the world's largest cannon on wheels. It was built in Jaigarh's foundry in the year 1721. Many say that the cannon was only used once and the ball fell some 35kms away on a village.

Rambagh

The Palace was built in 1835 by the Queen of Jaipur but was later converted into a hunting lodge and a guesthouse for VIP persons. After a little modification, the palace was made fit to be the residence for the Maharaja of Jaipur. Finally it was turned into a heritage hotel in 1972 and is now run by the Taj Group of Hotels, a leading name in the Hotel Industry. The palace, which is now a heritage hotel has all the modern comforts and luxuries to serve the guests of palace. The rooms have modern luxuries. There are the Presidential suites, the Maharaja suite, the Maharani suite and the princess suite.