TamiAndCedricInIndia: Jaipur's Forts

Another day, another monument - in this case, three impressive forts that are near Jaipur. Looking at the walls of the forts, you really feel for that involuntarily drafted infantryman.

But first, here are pictures of the two hotel rooms we stayed at while in Jaipur. The first was in a real palace and the second was in a fake "heritage" hotel. They were both wonderful, with the fake one trying really hard.

The Nahargarh fort was built soon after the city of Jaipur and overlooks it. While it did not have much worth photographing, being there was worth it. As a friend put it - very atmospheric.

The ramparts of Nahargarh fort


Madhvendra Palace in Nahargarh Fort

View of Jaipur from the fort.

The Jaigarh fort overlooks the Amer fort & palace (which we also visited) and was built just before the Nahargarh fort (there was a lot of demand for fort builders!). It is huge and we enjoyed walking along its ramparts and looking at the surrounding Aravali hills and the Amer fort below it. It houses a huge canon. There is nothing in the picture for a size reference (because like so much here, it is fenced off & guarded by some self-important dude), but the wheels are 9 feet high.


The wheels are 9 feet in diameter.

View of Amer Fort and the town of Amer from Jaigarh fort.

Jaigarh fort

There were forts at the location of the Amer fort for at least 150 years before the present incarnation. Amer fort was the capital before Jaipur was constructed and you can see it in the opulence of the buildings especially the Sheesh Mahal and the Ganesh Pol gate. There are many areas of the fort/palace that are off limits to the public for reasons I don't understand. This seems to be the case in many of the monuments here.