Showing posts with label Amer fort. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amer fort. Show all posts

Monday, October 09, 2006

Amer fort

Amer fort, Amber. Photograph by Paritosh Uttam.
The gateway inside Amer fort housing Sheesh Mahal and the Diwan-i-khas.

Amer and Jaigarh forts

Amer fort, Amber. Photograph by Paritosh Uttam.
What's Rajasthan without forts? The upper one is the Amer residential fort at Amber (pronounced Amer) about 11 km from Jaipur. The lower one is the Jaigarh fort used for defence. The largest cannon in the world is there, though I didn't see it myself.
Jaigarh fort, Amber. Photograph by Paritosh Uttam.