Amer fort and jaigarh fort

LOCATION: Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4

square kilometres (1.5 sq m) located 11 kilometres (6.8 m) from Jaipur,
the capital of Rajasthan. Located high on a hill, it is the principal tourist
attraction in Jaipur.
IMPORTANT PLACES IN FORT :
•MAOTHA LAKE
•JALEBI CHOWK
•DIWAN-I-AAM
•27 KACHERIYAN
•GANESH POLE
•SHEESH MAHAL
•MANSINGH PALACE
•SUKH NIWAS
•LAXMI NIWAS
•LALIT MANDIR
•VILAS MANDIR
•ARAM MANDIR
•ARMOURY
•MUSEUM
OUTSIDE VIEW OF AMER FORT
Maotha lake adds a charm to the entire fort.......
WAY TO SURAJ POL.......
JALEBI CHOWK.....
Jalebi Chowk leads into the main palace grounds. Here, at the entrance to the right of the
stairway steps is the Sila Devi temple where the Rajput Maharajas worshipped,
DIWAN-I-AAM.......
 the Raja(King) held audience here to hear and receive petitions from the public.

•Constructed of red sandstone and marble
DETAIL OF COLUMN IN DIWAN-I-AAM........
27 KACHERIYAN.....
GANESH POL......
Ganesh Pol , which is embellished with mosaics and sculptures
SHEESH MAHAL......
 embellished with glass inlaid panels and multi-mirrored ceilings. The mirrors are of convex
shape and designed with coloured foil and paint which would glitter bright under candlelight 
MAGIC FLOWER:
 "magic flower" carved
marble panel at the base of
one of the pillars around
the mirror palace depicting
two hovering butterflies;
the flower has seven
unique designs including a
fish tail, lotus, hooded
cobra, elephant trunk, lion's
tail, cob of corn, and
scorpion, each one of which
is visible by a special way of
partially hiding the panel
with the hands.[5]
MANSINGH PALACE.....
It is the main palace. In the central courtyard of the palace is the pillared baradari
 or pavilion; frescoes and coloured tiles decorate the rooms on the ground and
upper floors
WAY TO JAIGARH PALACE.........
Jaigarh Fort is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of
Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amber Fort and the Maota
Lake, near Amber in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
VIEW FROM JAIGARH FORT........
The fort is highly
fortified with thick
walls of red
sandstone and is
spread over a layout
plan with a length of
3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
and a width of 1
kilometre (0.62 mi);
it has an impressive
square garden (50
metres (160 ft)
square) within it.
Ramparts in each
corner are sloping
and provide access
to the upper level
structures.
ARMOURY........
The armoury chamber here has a wide display of swords, shields, guns, muskets and also a
50 kilograms (110 lb) cannonball. Pictures on display are old photographs of Jaipur's
Maharajas namely, Sawai Bhawani Singh and Major General Man Singh II who served in the 
Indian Army as senior officers.
Museum.....
The museum is located to the left of the Awami Gate; it has exhibits of photographs of
the Royalty of Jaipur, stamps and many artefacts, which include a circular pack of cards. A
spittoon of 15th century vintage and also hand drawn plan of the palaces are seen in the
museum.
JAIVANA CANNON.......
Jaigarh Fort was a centre of artillery production for the Rajputs. It is now home to the 
Jaivana – at the time of its manufacture in 1720, it was the world's largest cannon on
wheels of the Early Modern Era.
SKETCHES......
 DONE BY:
C.RITHIKA -17BAR1017
SHUBHAM KUMAR -17BAR1065
SUPRIYA -17BAR1033
HARSHIT -17BAR1064
GAMANPREET -17BAR1048
DEV CHADDA -17BAR1034
MANISH -17BAR1042
THANK YOU.......