Home - Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur Jaigarh Fort, JaipurThe credit for the construction of the Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur goes to Sawai Jai Singh. Situated at a distance of about 15 km from Jaipur, the imposing structure can be traced back to the first half of the eighteenth century. As you approach the fort, standing tall amidst the thorn scrub hills, you cannot help but appreciate the amazing view it offers of the city below. The chief motive behind the construction of the Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur was to bolster up the defense of Amer. This explains the comparative plainness of the structure with regard to the other palaces and forts of Rajasthan. The major highlight of the Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur is the largest wheeled cannon or Jaivan perched on its battlements. The fort also served as the royal treasury for sometime. The fortifications, the museum and the ingenious water storage system are the distinctive aspects of the fort that will amaze you. The Fort contains a number of wide water channels that were a part of a rainwater harvesting system. There are 3 underground tanks at the fort, the largest one of which could store 60,00,000 gallons of water. It is an engineering marvel. These innovative water supply arrangements enabled Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur to withstand long seizes without much problem. The Jaigarh Fort, Jaipur also houses a museum that displays many artifacts of historic value including a number of arms and armaments. The armory has many swords, shields, guns, muskets and even a 50 kg cannon ball. There are various other structures you can check out too, such as open halls among which the Shubhat Niwas (the Meeting hall of Warriors), is probably the most interesting one. It contains many old items belonging to the days of the yore.
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