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Information about Jaigarh Fort
Jaigarh fort is situated at a distance of about 15 kms
from Jaipur. Jaigarh fort is also known as the Victory
Fort. This fort stands over a small hillock in the
amidst of the thorn scrub hills overlooking the Pink
City, Jaipur. Jaigarh Fort was built in 1726 by Sawai
Jai Singh. It was the royal treasury for several years.
The fort is surrounded by huge battlements with inside
walkways offering stunning views on all sides. The
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was built to
bolster up the defense of Amer and this fort unlike most of
the palaces and forts of Jaipur is quite plain and simple. The
Jaigarh Fort has more or less same structure as of Amber Fort
and provides some excellent view of the Jaipur city and the
Amber Fort.
Architecture of the Jaigarh Fort
In the Jaigarh Fort the tourist can get a glimpse of the
heritage and history of Rajasthan. The main gate, the Dungar
Darwaza offers an amazing view of the Jaipur city. The main
highlight of the Jaigarh Fort is the Jaivana, which is the
world's largest cannon on wheels. It was built in Jaigarh's
foundry in the year 1720. Many people say that the cannon was
only used once and the ball fell some 35 kms away on a
village. But that's quite doubtful, since a closer inspection
of the cannon actually revealed that it has been fired at
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The
fort has a lot of wide water channels, which were a part
of rainwater harvesting system. There are three
underground tanks at the fort, the largest one of which
could store 60,00,000 gallons of water. Many people
believed that this tank contains hidden treasure but
unfortunately Indian Government searched for it and did
not find anything at all.
Inside
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and the
museum. The armory in the Jaigarh Fort has various swords,
shields, guns, muskets and even a 50 kg cannon ball. One can
also see old photographs of two of Jaipur's Maharajas, Sawai
Bhawani Singh and Major General Man Singh II, both of whom
were senior officers in the Indian Army. The museum has an
awesome collection of Rajput artifacts, photographs of
Maharajas, buildings and processions. There are various other
structures in the fort such as the open halls. The most
interesting one is the Shubhat Niwas (the Meeting hall of
Warriors), which holds various things of the olden times.
How to reach Jaigarh Fort
Jaigarh Fort can be reached either by motorable road leading
to Nahargarh Fort or on foot from Amber Fort. |
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