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The pink city Jaipur, the only planned city of ancient India is a heritage city with a number of forts and palaces built during royal age. All these Forts and Palaces display the rich traditions and culture of the colorful state of Rajasthan. Jaipur has some stunningly beautiful forts and palaces, such as The City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Amer Fort, Jaigarh, Nahargarh, Jal Mahal and so on.
Nahargarh Fort is one such splendid heritage monuments in Jaipur located atop a picturesque hill and offers some breathtaking views of the city. The Fort was initially built by Sawai Jai Singh in 1734 A.D and later Sawai Madho Singh did some more construction to enlarge it and gave it the present shape in1885 A.D. Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh wanted to transform the palace into a monsoon retreat.
The Nahargarh Fort in Jaipur offers some spectacular views, especially it looks very gorgeous with floodlit at night. There are many historical buildings located within the Nahargarh Fort. Of all these, the Madhavendra Bhavan is the most intrigue as it houses nine inter connected apartments of Maharaja’s nine wives. The term Nahargarh means ‘the abode of tiger’.
For the convenience of the tourists, the Fort has a café shop of RTDC namely Durg Café. The café shop also provides some breathtaking views of the city. Nahargarh Fort is open from 10 am to 4:30 pm.
Indian Holiday offers online information on Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur and reservation of tours and hotels in Jaipur.
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