Ram Niwas Bagh
With its strong Mughal influence, when royals enjoyed the best of living, that included romantically laid out gardens, the maharajas of Jaipur too, provided for beautiful landscaping in their city plan .The historic Ram Niwas Bagh was created by Sawai Ram Singh II in the 1868 A.D. as a famine relief project Its lush, sprawling park now houses a zoo, an aviary, a greenhouse, a herbarlum and also includes a popular sports ground. Later, the English architect, Sir Swinton Jacob designed a building in its precinces, in the Indo Sarcenic style of architecture, similar to the The Albert Hall of London. It was opened later, as a museum, with an exquisite collection of sculptures, paintings, decorative wares, natural history specimen, fine Persian carpets, and even an Egyptian mummy .Recently, an auditorium, the Rabindra Manch with a modern art gallery has been added to promote cultural events.
Sisodia Rani Garden
With its unique tiered multilevel gardens with fountains, water channels and painted pavilions, as well as luxurious suites of living rooms, these gardens are definitely worth a visit.
Ghat ki Guni
These landscaped gardens, laid out in the 18th and 19th century by various kings and courtiers, dot the narrow gorge in the south eastern corner of the walled city, along the road to Agra.
Vidhyadhar-ka-Bagh
Designed by the original planner of the city, Vidhyadhar, this is one of the best preserved garden, with shady trees, flowing water, and an open pavilion. |
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