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gerard belbeoch | all galleries >> india >> jaipur > Jaipur
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17-MAR-2015

Jaipur

FORT D AMBER
Jaigarh Fort (Rajasthani/Hindi: जयगढ़ क़िला) is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amber Fort and the Maota Lake, near Amber in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.[1][2] The fort was built by Jai Singh II in 1726 to protect the Amber Fort and its palace complex and was named after him.[1][2][3]
The fort, rugged and similar in structural design to the Amber Fort, is also known as Victory Fort. It has a length of 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) along the north–south direction and a width of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi). The fort features a cannon named "Jaivana", which was manufactured in the fort precincts and was then the world's largest cannon on wheels.[1][4] The palace complex (Laxmi Vilas, Lalit Mandir, Vilas Mandir and Aram Mandir) located ), an armoury and a museum.[2][3][4] Jaigarh Fort and Amber Fort are connected by subterranean passages and considered as one complex.[4]

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Wintermeer22-Jan-2016 20:32
Lovely warm tones and a great vista! ~V~
Helen Betts22-Jan-2016 18:01
Beautiful scene and capture of it. The light, color and reflections are all excellent.
joseantonio22-Jan-2016 17:23
Beautiful colors and warm reflections.V.