Amber Fort – One of the Most Beautiful Forts in India

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India has so many monuments, ancient structures and forts. As of the time of writing (August 2012 – my fourth month in India), I’ve been to some places already and have seen quite a few things and one of the most beautiful forts that I’ve seen is Amber Fort in Amer , Jaipur in Rajasthan.

I’m gonna stop blabbering for now (LOL!) and just post some pictures that I took in Amber Fort. No words could ever describe my fascination with this fort so I’ll just let you see the pictures.

Amber Fort (pic taken near the garden)

Amber Fort (pic taken near Maota Lake)

Garden

Ruins at the side of the fort

Maota Lake

Gorgeous garden on Maota Lake

Free roaming goats greeting tourists LOL!

Building Complex Ruins (can be seen from the courtyard)

Don’t know what this gorgeous building is called (can be seen from the courtyard)

The Sun Gate

The Moon Gate

Jaleb Chowk (Courtyard)

Pavillion (ongoing renovation)

Ganesh Gate

Simple yet Beautiful Wall Art

Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Palace)

Gorgeous mirror(or metal?) works on the wall of Sheesh Mahal

Beautiful!!!

Ceiling of Sheesh Mahal

Flower design on one of the marble pillars

Ceiling in one of the domes near the courtyard

Coffee shop near the exit

Exit (with quite a few souvenir shops)

It’s a joy to explore the fort as there are so many hallways and stairs that lead to different places. I couldn’t help but imagine what it was like to live in this place.

Ticket cost 300 Rupees per person. There’s also a tunnel that connects Amber Fort to Jaigarh Fort, it closes at 4PM.

If you have enough time, I suggest that you also visit the town of Amer. I wasn’t able to explore it when I was there because we already booked our accommodation to the next destination. The town of Amer can be seen from the town and it looks like a very laidback heritage town that is definitely worth exploring (another reason to go back to Jaipur).

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