JaigarhFort is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles)
of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota Lake, near Amer
in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The fort was built by Jai Singh II in 1726 to
protect the Amer Fort and its palace complex and was named after him.
The
fort, rugged and similar in structural design to the Amer Fort, is also known
as Victory Fort. It has a length of 3 kilometres along the north–south direction and a width of
1 kilometre The fort features a cannon named "Jaivana", which was
manufactured in the fort precincts and was then the world's largest cannon on
wheels. The palace complex (Laxmi Vilas, Lalit Mandir, Vilas Mandir and Aram
Mandir) located ), an armoury and a museum. Jaigarh Fort and Amer Fort are
connected by subterranean passages and considered as one complex.
The
fort is highly fortified with thick walls of red sandstone and is spread over a
layout plan with a length of 3 kilometres and a width of 1 kilometre it has an
impressive square garden within it. Ramparts in each corner are sloping and
provide access to the upper level structures. The palaces have court rooms and
halls with screened windows. A central watch tower on a raised ground provides
excellent vistas of the surrounding landscape
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