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GAITOREGAITORE
To the west of the road to Amber in a valley is the royal cremation ground of Gaitore. The cenotaphs of all Jaipur rulers, with the exception of Sawai Ishwari Singh who was cremated outside the Jai Niwas Garden were built at this place. The cenotaph of Sawai Jai Singh ji stands out for its delicate carvings and beautiful shape. 

JAIGARH FORT
JAIGARH FORT
Is an impregnable and un-approachable fort. The fort was cleverly built to give its archers an advantage over their targets. It is said that Raja Man Singh has buried huge treasures in this bastion. The fort also houses the Jai Ban, the largest cannon in Asia, which is supposed to have been test fired only once.




NAHARGARH FORT
Also located on the rugged Aravali Hills, Nahargarh meaning abode of the tigers, was NAHARGARH FORT built by Jai Singh to bolster the defence of Amber. The fort has uniquely a cluster of 12 suits for queens and at the head is a suit for the Jai Singh himself. It was named Nahargarh after Nahar Singh a prince whose spirit would destroy the construction and not allow it to progress further. So by a tantrik prayer the spirit agreed to leave on one condition that the fort be named after him. 


GOVIND DEO JI KA MANDIRGOVIND DEO JI KA MANDIR
The presiding deity of Jaipur is Govindeoji, Lord Krishna, who came from Vrindavan, before the city of Jaipur was built. The temple is located between the Chandra Mahal and the Badal Mahal, so that the rulers of the state could view the temple from their residences. The temple attracts large number of devotees specially on the Janamashtmi, the day of Lord Krishna’s birth. 


THE CITY PALACE
Is the citadel of the Kachchawah Rajput rulers of Jaipur. It occupies one seventh of the walled city of JTHE CITY PALACEaipur and is wonderful blend of Rajput and Mughal architecture. Largely Sawai Jai Singh had constructed the walls of the Palace. Constructions and additions to the palace continued till twentieth century. The museum houses an extensive collection of rare manuscripts, Mughal and Rajasthani miniatures, Mughal carpets, costumes and textiles, arms and weapons, objects of art and royal paraphernalia. The pair of giant silver Gangajalis displayed in the open Sarvatobhadra, building were fabricated in the court workshops for Sawai Madho Singh ji to carry holy water of Ganges to England. These are mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest silver objects in the world. 


JANTAR MANTAR 
Jantar Mantar, one of the five observatories (the others being in Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura ), buJANTAR MANTARilt in 1718 by Sawai Jai Singh an avid astronomer, to study the movements of stars. This one is the largest and the best preserved observatory. It has a collection of complex astronomical instruments chiseled out of stone, most of which continue to provide fairly accurate information to this day. Constructed with stone and marble, its complex instruments whose settings and shapes are precisely and scientifically designed represent the high -points of Medieval Indian astronomy. The observatory contains a large number of structures called 'yantras' to determine position of stars and the stellar movements. The two Ram yantras used for gauging altitudes are unique. 


SWARGASULI (Isar Lat)
SWARGASULI (Isar Lat)
Credit to have been built by Ishwar Singh in 1747 to commemorate his victories when he acceded to throne defeating other pretenders in the court. This minaret towers any thing else in Jaipur was also a watchtower of sorts. 



ALBERT HALL MUSEUM ALBERT HALL MUSEUM
It is erected in the middle of Ram Niwas Garden of Jaipur . It was built in 1876 to mark the visit of Prince of Wales to the city. The beautiful Indo - sarcenic structure of the Albert designed by Sir Swinton Jacob was opened in 1887 as a public museum. It contains a fine collection of sculptures, paintings, decorative art objects, natural history specimens, an Egyptian mummy and a celebrated Persian Garden Carpet. 



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