Amber fort (आमेर किला) Jaipur, Rajasthan, india

Amber Fort is located in amer,

a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi)

located 8 kilometres from Jaipur , Rajasthan,

India . Located high on a hill, it is the principal tourist attraction

in the Jaipur area. The town of Amer was originally built

by Meenas , and later it was ruled by Raja Man Singh I

(December 21, 1550 – July 6, 1614).>

Amer Fort is known for its artistic Hindu style elements. With

its large ramparts and series of gates and cobbled paths, the

fort overlooks Maota Lake . It is the main

source of water for the Amer palace .

The aesthetic ambiance of the palace is seen within its walls.

Constructed of red sandstone and marble , the attractive,

opulent palace is laid out on four levels, each with a courtyard.

It consists of the Diwan-e-Aam, or "Hall of Public Audience",

the Diwan-e-Khas, or "Hall of Private Audience", the Sheesh

Mahal (mirror palace), or Jai Mandir, and the Sukh Niwas

where a cool climate is artificially created by winds that blow

over a water cascade within the palace. Hence, the Amer Fort

is also popularly known as the Amer Palace . The palace

was the residence of the Rajput Maharajas and their families.

At the entrance to the palace near the fort's Ganesh Gate,

there is a temple dedicated to Sila Devi, a goddess of the

Chaitanya cult, which was given to Raja Man Singh when he

defeated the Raja of Jessore, Bengal in 1604. (Jessore is now

in Bangladesh ).