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Amber, Jaipur, India

Featured Review : The Amber fort Jaipur.The amber fort is on the outskirts of the City perched high up on the top of one of the surrounding mountains of Jaipur. It is approximately five miles from the centre of Jaipur and building of it s...See Full Review

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The Majestic Amber Fort Jaipur

  • 5 out of 5 stars by garymarsh6 from Gravesend, United Kingdom
  • April 27, 2010
The Majestic Amber Fort Jaipur
Quote: The Amber fort Jaipur.The amber fort is on the outskirts of the City perched high up on the top of one of the surrounding mountains of Jaipur. It is approximately five miles from the centre of Jaipur and building of it started in 1592 by Raja Man... Read the full Amber Fort review

From journal Jolly Jaipur

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The Amber Fort, a Monument to Lost Mughal Glory

  • 5 out of 5 stars by francelvr from Cary, North Carolina
  • July 2, 2008
The Amber Fort, a Monument to Lost Mughal Glory
Quote: A monument to the awesome power of the Mughal princes who once ruled great swathes of India, the Amber Fort, located a few miles outside Jaipur in the Aravali Hills, was the ancient citadel of the ruling Kachhawa clan of Amber. The fort was this... Read the full Amber Fort review

From journal Jaipur, the Heart of Proud Rajasthan

Amber Fort

  • 5 out of 5 stars by ShannonBrooke from Somerville, Massachusetts
  • February 23, 2007
Quote: After seeing a fort in every other city, neither of us thought we'd be impressed by Amber Fort, but we were surprised. It felt grander and larger than some of the other forts, and the buzz of activity there was reminiscent of how it must have been... Read the full Amber Fort review

From journal Roadtrip Rajasthan

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Jaipur

  • 4 out of 5 stars by nora_yusuf from Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • June 23, 2006
Jaipur
Quote: Jaipur is in the province of Rajastan, home to the colorful sarees and scarves. Listening to our tour guide, Vaneet, somehow every building used to be a palace… "This building was a palace but now a police station, that is where this king lived, but... Read the full Amber Fort review

From journal India's Golden Triangle & Kashmir

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Amber Fort

  • 5 out of 5 stars by MichaelJM from Nottingham, England
  • April 10, 2006
Amber Fort
Quote: We made our way up to the Amber Fort on the back of an elephant and were paraded into the grand gardened courtyard that has from day one been the elephant "car park." Dismounting was easy, and although we’d been advised to give no more than 100... Read the full Amber Fort review

From journal Jaipur - the Pink City

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Amer Fort

  • 4 out of 5 stars by phileasfogg from New Delhi, India
  • May 7, 2003
Amer Fort
Quote: A moated fortress, Amer is a blend of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture. It stands atop a hill, and you can ascend by car, on foot, or atop a richly painted elephant. We walked up and reached the Bhairon Gate (elephant dung all over!) and beyond... Read the full Amber Fort review

From journal A Weekend in the Pink City

Amber

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Ivanhoe from Beveren, Belgium
  • March 14, 2002
Quote: The Amber palace is located some 10 km from Jaipur. It actually is a former palace of the Jaipur Rajput, who moved later on to the city itself. The Amber palace is situated on a hill. To get there, you can make a ride by elephant. Down the... Read the full Amber Fort review

From journal Jaipur, the pink city

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Amber Fort, Jaipur

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Manda from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • August 31, 2001
Amber Fort, Jaipur
Quote: On the crest of a rocky hill behind Maota Lake, 11 km north of Jaipur, the Amber city can be found, hidden within the mountains. It is fully enclosed by a wall reminiscent of the Great Wall of China. As the name suggests, the fort is sandstone... Read the full Amber Fort review

From journal The Golden Triangle

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Amber Fort

  • 4 out of 5 stars by hermion from Milton, Massachusetts
  • November 8, 2000
Amber Fort
Quote: This fort sits on top of a hill which is the first line of hills demarking the end of the Rajastan desert. It was never actually used in defense of the city. The fort is generally approached on an elephant. (see picture - it's the only one I have as... Read the full Amber Fort review

From journal The Pink City of India