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Most interesting places to visit in Jaipur

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<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">Jaipur is one of the most colourful cities in the world&period; It holds a very special place in India because of its immortal royal charm and the vibrancy it exudes&period; Famous for its forts&comma; palaces and old temples&comma; every inch of the &OpenCurlyQuote;Pink City’ has a history to it&period; The old buildings and historical monuments in this city have been preserved and maintained so well that it feels like a walk down the lanes of history when one visits this fascinating city&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">There are many monuments that have been converted into <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">heritage hotels in Jaipur<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">&comma; and make for great places to visit and enjoy our rich heritage in&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">To help you find your way around the city&comma; we have put together a list of some of the most interesting places to visit in Jaipur&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><b>Amber Fort and Palace<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">Located in the midst of the beautiful and rocky Aravalli Hills&comma; Amber Palace definitely cannot be missed when you’re visiting Jaipur&period; Raja Man Singh I laid the foundation stone of this palace and it was finally completed by Mirja Raja Jai Singh&period; The red sandstone and white marble gives it a grand look&period; With the formidable walls which defended its residents from attacks of the enemies in the ancient days&comma; the main building of the citadel served people with luxuries and other amenities&period; The Maota Lake and the views of sunrise and sunset add to the ethereal beauty of this monument&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">To add to this&comma; intricate wall paintings&comma; fresco and precious gems and jewels are a sight to behold&period; Some of the <&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">best dinner places in Jaipur<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400"> have a great view to this fort&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><b>Hawa Mahal<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">Also known as Palace of the Winds&comma; is one of the most important places in Jaipur&period; It was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in 1798&comma; and is a five-storey extension which is in the form of a honeycomb&period; This building has 953 small windows&comma; also called &OpenCurlyQuote;<&sol;span><i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">jharokas<&sol;span><&sol;i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">’&comma; and they are decorated with minute lattice work&period; The most interesting fact about this monument is that it represents the crown of the Hindu god&comma; Lord Krishna&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><b>Albert Hall Museum<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">The foundation stone of the museum was laid in 1876 to commemorate Prince of Wales’s visit&comma; however&comma; it was not before the year 1880 that the then ruler of Jaipur&comma; Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II opened a museum&period; In the beginning&comma; the museum displayed products of local artists and craftsmen&comma; but as the centuries have passed&comma; the collections of this museum have increased a lot and have even brought this museum to the international level&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><b> Jantar Mantar Observatory <&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">Maharaja Sawai Singh&comma; the ruler of Jaipur was also one of the best theorists of ancient India&period; Once he had achieved the milestones of constructing the planned city of Jaipur along with other scientific and architectural landmarks&comma; he also built five astronomical instruments in order to study space&period; These instruments were known as &OpenCurlyQuote;Jantar Mantar’ which also means a calculating instrument&period; The largest of these is located in Jaipur&comma; also a World Heritage Site by UNESCO&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><b>Jaipur Bazaars<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">When in Jaipur&comma; one cannot forget the local markets or bazaars&period; Showcasing the tradition of the regal city and the grand history&comma; these markets are budding with stories in every corner&period; The Johri Bazaar&comma; built by the founder of Jaipur&comma; is known for precious gems and stones&comma; along with timeless jewellery pieces&period; Bapu Bazar on the other hand is the largest camel leather market and is known for the finest quality of &OpenCurlyQuote;<&sol;span><i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400">morji’<&sol;span><&sol;i><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400"> shoes and other leather goods such as belts&comma; wallets&comma; lamp shades&comma; bags&comma; etc&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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