Amber Fort

Amber, was the capital of the Kacchhawaha's for over six centuries before the birth of Jaipur.
Some trace the origin of the name to "Amba Mata", the goddess of Earth and fertility, whose temple is located in the fort.

The mighty for stands atop a range of craggy hills about 11 kms from Jaipur City on the Jaipu-Delhi Highway. The serene Maota lake at the base of the hill adds to the beauty of the fort. Amidst teh lake is Mohan Bari(Saffron Bed).
Another garden around the lake is Dala Ram ka Bagh, which was built by Mirza Raja Jai Singh. The garden also has a musuem, which exhibits cultural objects.

As one enters the palace area, Diwan-i-aam, a forty pillared beautiful pavillion made of marble and red sandstone can be seen. Further there is Ganesh pole, which has a great carved statue of Lord Ganesha.

Diwan-i-khaas (Hall of private audience) is decorated with beautiful mirror work and has intricate carvings on the wall and ceilings.
Opposite to Diwan-i-khaas is located Sukh Niwas (Hall of Pleasure). The natural air conditioning effect created by the cool breeze is its special feature.

Adjacent to Sukh Niwas is Jai Mandir (Hall of Victory). Its famous house, Sheesh Mahal (Hall of mirrors) is encrusted with several small plane mirrors. When a candle is lit here in dark, it gives a beautiful depiction as if stars are twinkling in the sky.
The archeological museum and private halls of queens are also located nearby.

Jantar Mantar

It is the astronomical observatory located outside the gate of City palace complex. It was built by Sawai Jai Singh II in 1728. He himself was a very able astronomer.

It is one of the five open air observatories in India.

It has many astronomical instruments used for measuring local time, calculations of astronomy, altitudes of stars and constellations etc.

It has many important instruments like Big Sun Dial, Pole star instrument, Sextant, Direction compass, Ecliptic instrument and several other instruments.

Hawa Mahal

Hawa Mahal, also called the 'Palace of winds' is situated in the heart of the city. The palace was made by the king Sawai Pratap Singh for the royal ladies to enjoy the processions and for day to day activities.

It is suggested that the monument has been dedicated to Radha and Lord Krishna, the God of Hindus as the king was a great devotee of Lord Krishna.

The palace is a 5 storeyed building and consist of 152 windows and 953 niches exhibits beautiful inflow and outflow of air.

The palace is a part of City palace complex and can be entered through and archway towards the rear of the building.

An ancient museum is also situated inside the palace, which exhibits a very rare and fine collection of several ancient paintings, handicrafts, monuments etc.