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Ram Niwas Garden
The popular Ram Niwas Gardens located in Jaipur were laid out by the last Maharaja Ram Singh II in 1868. It is located in the center of modern Jaipur, it spreads over 33 acres of land. It houses the Albert Hall Museum and at the centre is a small zoo and a bird park, good on atmosphere but short on animals the state Zoo, Ravindra Manch Theatre and several cafe's and picnic spots in its premises. |
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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 building is made of sandstone and marble in Indo- saracenic style. 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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Galtaji
The small temple of the sun god built by Diwan Kriparam on the top of the highest peak is visible from all parts of the city. An ancient pilgrimage centre lying beyond the gardens amidst low hills. Temples pavilions and holy kunds (natural spring and water tanks) along with lush landscape make it a delightful spot. |
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Ramgarh
25 Kms from Jaipur. An ancient site now famous for its huge artificial lake created by constructing a high bund amidst tree converted hills where the citizens throng in a large number for picnic in the rainy season. |
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Jantar Mantar
Jantar Manter is modelled after the one that Maharaja Jai Singh II had built for him at the then Mughal capital of Delhi. The Jantar Mantar is an astronomical observatory located at Jaipur, India was constructed by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in the year 1716. There are huge masonry instruments of extraordinary precision located inside the Jantar Mantar that can still be used accurately. The astronomical instruments at the Jantar Mantar were meant to determine the exact position of longitudes, the equator and the latitudes. The main astronomical instruments set up at this royal observatory are the Jaiprakash Yantra, Ram Yantra and the Samrat Yantra. |
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Hawa Mahal
The splendid Rajputana architecture of Hawa Mahal, still speaks the glory of the royal family. Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh of Jaipur, Rajasthan, built the Hawa Mahal in the year 1799. This architectural wonder was built with pink and red sandstone and the walls of this monument are decorated with artistic motifs. The Hawa Mahal is one of the most popular monuments that you can visit during your tours to Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. This historical monument is a multi-layered palace that has a beehive structure and is an architectural wonder. The Hawa Mahal was constructed for the women of the royal court. |
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