 11 km from the Jaipur-Delhi
route in Amber, the ancient capital of the erstwhile Jaipur
state of the Kachhawaha rulers, construction was started in
1592 by Raja Man Singh I, one of the Army commanders under Emperor
Akbar. It was subsequently added on to by successive rulers.
The last being Sawai Jai Singh II, who then shifted his capital
to the Pink city - Jaipur in 1727 AD The spots worth visiting
at Amer are the Diwan-E-Am, Diwan-E-Khas or the
Sheesh Mahal or Jai Mandir with exquisite mirror
work, the Sukh Niwas, the Shila Mata Temple and
Jagat Shiromani temple and the well laid out garden the
Kesar Kyari. Amer was constructed over a period of two centuries
and even today it is a formidable edifice easily accessible
on foot, by car or jeep or in the royal style on an elephant
back.
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