This is the lake in front of Amer fort.
On the left you can see elephants coming in for a drink, in the center, is the
Saffron garden, on the right top, you can see the Jaigarh fort and on the right is the
Amber palace.

One of the finest examples of Rajput architecture, it was the ancient capital of the
Kachhawah rulers. The original palace was built by Raja Man Singh and additions were made
later by Sawai Jai Singh. Within the palace are the Diwan-e-Aam or the "Hall of Public
Audience", the Diwan-e-Khas or the "Hall of Private Audience" and the Sukh Niws where a cool
breeze blows across channels of water for the purpose of air-conditioning. Here are the
private chambers of the queens with windows having latticed screens so that the ladies could
watch the proceedings of the royal court in privacy. The palace houses the Sheesh Mahal
(House of Mirrors) and is one of the prime attractions of the palace.

The palace lies within the Amer Fort which owes its construction to three rulers: Raja Man
Singh, Mirza Raja Jai Singh and Sawai Jai Singh and took two centuries to build, much of it
having been made in the 1500s. The Amer Fort is, in roughly equal proportions, a pleasure-palace,
a former centre of administration and a military stronghold- all worth seeing. Fountains
and waterways, gardens and courtyards spread out across the rest of the fort, the ramparts of
which actually weave their way into the mountains for miles around.