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Amer Fort (Jaipur, India)


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    • Amber Fort (Jaipur, India)
    • Amber Palace (Jaipur, India)
    • Amer Palace (Jaipur, India)
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    • found: Work cat.: Nath, R. Char bagh in front of the Shish Mahal in Amber Fort, Amber, Rajasthan, India, 1965-2000.
    • found: Wikipedia, Jan. 23, 2018:Amer Fort (Amer Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India; 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-i-Aam, or "Hall of Public Audience", the Diwan-i-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; in 2013, 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) Amer, India (Amer now a part of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation, was a city of the Rajasthan state, India; Much of the present structure known as Amer Fort is actually the palace built by Raja Man Singh who ruled from 1590 to 1614 AD)
    • found: GeoNames, Jan. 23, 2018(Amber Fort; historical site; N 26°59ʹ09ʺ E 75°51ʹ03ʺ; India, Rajasthan, Jaipur District)
    • found: Wikidata, Jan. 23, 2018(Amer Fort; Jaipur; instance of: palace, fortress; 26°59'N, 75°52'E; sandstone)
    • found: Jaipur tourism website, Jan. 23, 2018:Amer Fort (The Amer Fort, situated in Amber, 11 kilometers from Jaipur, is one of the most famous forts of Rajasthan. Amer, originally, was the capital of the state before Jaipur. It is an old fort, built in 1592 by Raja Man Singh. This fort is also very popularly known as the Amer Palace. The Amer Fort was built in red sandstone and marble; has influences of both Hindu and Muslim architecture)
    • found: Britannica online, Jan. 24, 2018:Amer (Amer, also called Amber, former town, east-central Rajasthan state, northwestern India. Amer is now part of the Jaipur urban agglomeration. It is noted for its Amer (or Amber) Palace (also called Amer Fort), which is part of several other Rajput fortresses that collectively were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2013) Jaipur (Jaipur, city, capital of Rajasthan state, northwestern India; the city was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh to replace nearby Amber (now Amer, a part of Jaipur) as the capital of the princely state of Jaipur)
    • notfound: GEOnet names server, Jan. 24, 2018
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    • 2018-01-24: new
    • 2018-04-16: revised
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