Jaigarh Fort Jaipur

Jaigarh Fort , one of the historical monuments and major tourist attractions in Jaipur, was originally built by the Meena tribe and later captured by Kachhwaha Rajputs, and is known for housing the world’s largest canon, fired only once in its lifetime. Jaigarh Fort stands to the south of Amber Fort. High up on the western crags is Kuntalgarh, built more than a thousand years ago, belonging to the Minas who ruled the region before the Rajput kings. This fort was strategically built to give advantageous height to the archers to target easily & hit badly the enemies. It is said that Raja Man Singh incinerated great treasures here. Located north of Jaipur , Jaigarh Fort is structurally similar to Amber Fort. Jaigarh Fort in Jaipur is marked with the crenellated rampart wall with several courtyards, one after the other. No fort of Jaipur ever witnessed any fighting either inside or outside it. This is why the architecture of the forts remained intact and only onslaughts of weather affected them a little. The walls of the fort without any exception are so massive and so designed that they even now impress an observer in the same manner as those were meant originally to impress the enemy with their imposing and formidable aspect. Jaigarh Fort expresses the power and affluence of the rulers responsible for its construction. The walls, invariably, are of great thickness and height, strengthened sometimes at short intervals, by massive towers and the gateways of no less imposing appearance than the walls. The fort possesses the decorative ornament of the defences, such as arches, corbels and lintels, carved in rich elaborates designs and the parapets cut in ornamental shapes.