The enthralling pink city of Rajasthan, Jaipur, endorses several ancient monuments. These monuments are very popular especially for their architecture.
» City Palace : The City Palace of Jaipur is exquisite blend of Traditional Rajasthan and Mughal architecture. Initially the work on the fort was started by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Kacchwaha clan of Rajput, and later on addition was made to Palace complex by many of successors. The complex is a home to several ornamented building like Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, Badal Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the City Palace museums.
Interesting Feature - The complex houses a museum that showcases the grand collection of 2000 weapons that date back to 1580. It is also a good collection of Various types of Rajasthani dresses a fascinating armoury of Mughal and Rajput weapons, swords of all shapes and sizes, with chased handles, some of them inlaid, enamelled, encrusted with jewels and encased in bold and magnificent scabbards.
» Hawa Mahal : Built in 1799 by Rajput Sawai Pratap Singh, this five story building is a major tourist spot and an important landmark in Jaipur. The building is an astonishing example of Rajput artistryas it overlooks the old city. The building was built to allow royal ladies to look at the processions and the city from the Zenana Women Quarters. This mahal enabled them to climb on the top and get the good view of the city.
» Jantar Mantar : The Jantar mantar is a mispronunciation of Sankrit word Yantra Mantra. It was built to check the astronomical observation at Jaipur. The Jantar Mantar at Jaipur was conceived as a quest for discovering the mysteries of the Cosmos. The sun dial of Jantar mantar is one of the major tourist attraction
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