The city palace was initiated in 1729 by Sawai Jai Singh-II (founder of modern Jaipur and all Jantar Mantars) and later additions were done by successors till 19th century. By seeing it seems a fusion of Rajput and Mughal architecture. There were a few figures which made an impact on history of india were Maharaja Man […]
Amer Fort, Jaipur, India- UNESCO World Heritage
I am standing in front of Amer Fort and thinking if Rajput Maharajas who fought with Rana Pratap and Shivaji also lived in Amer Fort ? Yes. Maharaja Man Singh-I (1589-1664) helped Akbar in order to defeat Maharana Pratap and here also lived Sawai Jai Singh-I (1621-1667) who wholeheartedly helped Aurangzeb against Maratha great Shivaji. In fact […]
Jantar Mantar – Jaipur, India
This Jantar Mantar is just at walking distance from City Palace, Jaipur. I have seen Delhi Jantar Mantar and Ujjain Jantar Mantar and out of all this I think Jaipur is bigger and some of the instruments which are in Ujjain are not there in Delhi. Since in Jaipur I had only one full one […]
Sky-Land-Sea Lantau Island Adventure – Hong Kong
While you are on transit flight at Hong Kong you can take an online Visa (free) and visit some places in Hong Kong. The Visa is single entry and valid for 6 months. It will be a new experience as Hong Kong has different geography as compared to many other other countries.
Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur, India
As said in my Jaigarh fort post, Jaipur city has fort triplet Jaigarh – Nahargarh- Amer fort. After seeing Jaigarh fort I am now at Nahargarh fort. Specialty of this fort is that it is kind of private fort and depicts the life style of Rajput in post medieval era. There are only two buildings […]
Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur, India – Cannon Foundry
Three hundred years old fort Jaigarh Fort and just 3 square KM in area, is a small fort and main attraction here is “World’s Largest Cannon on Wheel” only. This fort was built by Raja Jai Singh II in 1726 to protect Amer Fort. This fort was used as a cannon foundry by Shah Jahan as […]
