Amer Fort- Factors that makes it popular and packed with tourists

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Amer reminises the romance of the royals. A journey up to the mountain through the rustic passages, cobbled roads and orange streetlight lamps along the path through the chilly prussian blue coloured evening brings us to the tall entrance of the historic Amer Fort. The fort stationed high on a hill was the highlight of the town of Amer in the ancient period. Today people recall it as a landmark historical monument of Jaipur in Rajasthan. The arid state flanked by the aravalli has numerous eloquent fortifications but the grand Amer Fort still remains to be the most sought after places in the state and is one the most visited historical site among the tourists whenever they book golden Triangle tour packages Online.

The Rajasthan tour packages always include the trip to Amer Fort and connect the tour with short trips to nearby popular sites like City Palace or Mubarak Mahal , Maota Lake and Jantar Mantar and arranges a beautiful candlelit dinner at the 1135 A D restaurant.the cuisines served in this restaurant are of various kinds like Indian,African and Algerian and includes many continental beers in its menu. The fortified colossal structure enamored with its past legacies, showering warm cuisines in its beautiful rooftop ambience and tuned in with the Rajasthan folk music in every corner of its courtyard is a sight to behold.

The Ganesh Gate is called the entrance gate of the fort and has a beautiful temple of Shila Devi who used to be a goddess of the ancient Chaitanya cult. The goddess is considered as the protector of the palace and is touted as the goddess of prosperity for the palace. The Amer palace and the Jaigarh Fort are considered as a single complex, as the two are switched by an underground passage. The passage was initially used extensively in safeguarding people and to confuse the opponent during the war. During the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee which was held at Phnom Penh which is a beautiful city in Cambodia, in the year 2013, the exhilarating premise of Amer Fort, along with five other forts of Rajasthan, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the group Hill Forts of Rajasthan.

How to reach Amer Fort
The palace is on the way of National Highway 11C to Delhi. Those who travel via the Delhi Agra Jaipur tour package are easily able to navigate through this route and a good narrow 4WD road leads up to the entrance gate, known as the Suraj Pol or the Sun Gate of the fort. A jeep or car can easily go up to the fort. Initially elephants were used for touring but they are now banned under the wildlife protection act and other services like luggage keeper, refreshments,medical aid, washroom etc are curated within the premises.

Inside the beauty of Amer Fort
The Palace is divided into six distinctive yet prominent sections each with its own entrance gate and a spacious courtyard. The incredible Suraj Pol or the Sun Gate leads us to the main courtyard which is surrounded with beautiful paintings made with natural vegetable colors. This was the same courtyard where rajput armies would hold victory parades whenever they returned from fierce battles. These celebrations were also witnessed by the princesses and queens of the Royal family through the latticed and fillgreed windows.

Envisioned by the architectural spirit of Raja Man Singh, the palace was constructed in his name and later on renovated and maintained by Sawai Jai Singh who lived in the fort with his family and nobles for most of his life. The strategic location of the palace endured protection of the capital and acted as a good base to counter wars. Numerous gates take up to the four floors of the Palace and each one of them has large courtyards to cherish the beauty which the fort is surrounded with. Diwan-e-Aam, or "Hall of Public Audience", the Diwan-e-Khas, or "Hall of Private Audience", the Sheesh Mahal also known as the mirror palace, or Jai Mandir, and the Sukh Niwas are important portions of the fort.

There are various factors which make Amer Fort a popular place jam packed with tourists. The golden sunlight which lights up the courtyards of these gigantic palaces is evident of the glory with which the Rajputs ruled this country before the atrocities curated by the colonial rule of British. This palace is the evidence of the glorious Indian art and architecture, its heritage, its culture, its past legacies, its riches and its strong roots of tradition.