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#AmerFort is located in Amer, Rajasthan. It was ruled by Raja Man Singh I. Amer Fort is known for its artistic style elements. With its large ramparts and series of gates and cobbled paths, the fort overlooks Maota Lake, which is the main source of water for the Amer Palace.

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Constructed of red sandstone & marble, #AmerFort consists of Diwan-e-Aam, or "Hall of Public Audience", Diwan-e-Khas, or "Hall of Private Audience", Sheesh Mahal & Sukh Niwas where a cool climate is artificially created by winds that blow over a water cascade within palace.

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#AmerFort is also popularly known as the Amer Palace. At the entrance to the palace near the fort's 📷1: Ganesh Gate, there is a 📷2: temple dedicated to Shila Devi, a goddess of the Chaitanya cult.

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#AmerFort & Jaigarh Fort are considered 1 complex, as the 2 are connected by subterranean passage (tunnel). This passage was meant as an escape route in times of war to enable royal family members & others in the Amer Fort to shift to the more redoubtable Jaigarh Fort.

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Chief buildings are the 📷1+2:Diwan-i-Khas and the 📷3: elaborately painted Ganesh Pol.

The current Amer Palace was created in the late 16th century, as a larger palace to the already existing home of the rulers.

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The main entry is through Suraj Pol which leads to first main courtyard. This was the place where armies would hold victory parades with their war bounty on their return from battles, which were also witnessed by Royal family's womenfolk through latticed windows.

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Jalebi Chowk is one of the four courtyards of #AmerFort, which was built during Sawai Jai Singh's reign. Maharaja's personal bodyguards held parades here under the command of the army commander. The Maharaja used to inspect the guards contingent.

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On the right side of the Jalebi Chowk, there is a small but an elegant temple called the
#SilaDeviTemple. The entrance to the temple is through a double door covered in silver with a raised relief. The main deity inside the sanctum is flanked by two lions made of silver.

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The second courtyard, up the main stairway of the first level courtyard, houses the Diwan-i-Aam. Built with a double row of columns, it is a raised platform with 27 colonnades, each of which is mounted with an elephant-shaped capital, with galleries above it.

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The building to the left of entrance gate is called the Jai Mandir, which is exquisitely embellished with glass inlaid panels and multi-mirrored ceilings. Also known as Sheesh Mahal, the mirror mosaics and colored glasses were a "glittering jewel box in flickering candlelight". ImageImageImageImage
Sukh Niwas entrance is a sandalwood door. The palace was made cool through pipes with water supply which produced an air-conditioned environment.The Sukh Niwas has a magic flower which is a marble panel carved on a pillar and it has 7 varied designs carved on it.

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📷1: Embossed double leaf silver door entry into the #SilaDeviTemple

📷2+3: Exquisite Mirror Carvings with colourful designs in Sheesh Mahal.

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