Jaipur/History

6 Historic Landmarks in Jaipur

6 landmarks with verified facts and stories

Abhaneri Chand Baori (Day Trip)
~5 min

Abhaneri Chand Baori (Day Trip)

Abhaneri, Dausa District, Rajasthan

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Chand Baori at Abhaneri is the deepest and most geometrically spectacular stepwell in India — a 9th-century well with 3,500 narrow steps arranged in a perfect double-flight pattern down 13 storeys to the water at the bottom.

Amber Fort (Amer Fort)
~3 min

Amber Fort (Amer Fort)

Devisinghpura, Amer, Jaipur

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Amber Fort is the most magnificent fortress-palace in Rajasthan — a massive 16th-century complex of red sandstone and white marble on a hilltop 11 kilometres north of Jaipur that was the capital of the Kachwaha Rajput rulers before Jai Singh II founded Jaipur in 1727.

Jaigarh Fort & World's Largest Cannon
~2 min

Jaigarh Fort & World's Largest Cannon

Jaigarh Fort, Amer, Jaipur

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Jaigarh Fort sits on the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) above Amber Fort — a military fortress built in 1726 that houses the Jaivana cannon, the largest wheeled cannon ever made.

Jantar Mantar Observatory
~2 min

Jantar Mantar Observatory

Pink City, Jaipur, 302003, India

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Jantar Mantar is a UNESCO World Heritage astronomical observatory — a collection of 19 stone instruments built between 1727 and 1734 by Maharaja Jai Singh II that are the largest and best-preserved pre-telescopic astronomical observation instruments in the world.

Nahargarh Fort
~2 min

Nahargarh Fort

Krishna Nagar, Jaipur, 302016, India

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Nahargarh Fort crowns the Aravalli hills above Jaipur — a defensive fortress built in 1734 that forms part of the city's ring of hilltop fortifications (along with Jaigarh and Amber) and provides the best panoramic view of the Pink City.

Sisodia Rani Garden
~2 min

Sisodia Rani Garden

Agra Road, New Khandelwal Nagar, Jaipur, 302031, India

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The Sisodia Rani Garden is a Mughal-style pleasure garden 8 kilometres east of Jaipur built in 1728 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II for his Sisodia Rajput queen — a love monument in the form of a multi-terraced garden with fountains, pavilions, and murals depicting scenes from the Radha-Krishna legend that was meant to console the queen who was homesick for her natal Udaipur.

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