Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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18th-century Jat fort in Bharatpur ringed by mud ramparts and a moat that famously withstood British sieges.
Maharaja Suraj Mal built Lohagarh in the early 18th century, and its thick mud-and-stone walls absorbed cannon fire. It held out against a British siege in 1805 before falling in 1826. Inside are palaces, a government museum and the Jawahar and Fateh Burj towers. It is often visited with Keoladeo National Park.
Ridge-top military fort above Amber that guarded the Kachhwaha capital; home to the huge Jaivana cannon and long views over Amer.
Massive 15th-century fort on a rock above Jodhpur's blue city, with one of India's best-run palace museums.
India's largest fort by area, a UNESCO hill fort on a 180 m mesa, central to Mewar's history of sieges and sacrifice.
Hilltop Rajput-Mughal palace-fort above Maota Lake in Amer, about 11 km north of Jaipur, best known for its mirror-work halls and ramparts.
Aravalli-ridge fort overlooking Jaipur, popular for sunset views and the Madhavendra Bhawan suites built for royal queens.
Golden-sandstone 12th-century 'living fort' on Trikuta hill, still home to thousands of residents, shops, temples and hotels.
15th-century Mewar fort in the Aravallis with a 36 km perimeter wall, one of the longest continuous walls in the world.
Late-16th-century ground-level fort in Bikaner with lavishly painted and gilded palace interiors.