Sheesh Mahal

Amer Fort: Rajasthaan: Delhi-Ajmer Road

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December 22nd 2006
Visited Amer Fort in Jaipur on my way back to Delhi from Pushkar. The Fort: Built on the hilltop outside Jaipur, Amber Fort is a famous tourist attraction in Jaipur. Tourists often ride on the elephant back to the Singh pole and Jaleb Chowk. The construction of Amber Fort began in the rule of Raja Man Singh I in the 16th century and was completed by Sawai Jai Singh in the 18th century. T ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more