Amber Fort. Built by Raj Man Singh in the late 1500s/early 1600s. A Hindu Raj, he had the foresight to see that the Muslim Mughals were the rising power and unlike other Rajas in the area, made alliances with them.
Remember, the Mughal emperor in Fatehpur, with three wives - one of them a Hindu (the one with the biggest palace)?
That would be the sister of Man Singh.
The hills were covered with walls and towers, it was hard to tell where the original city was, and what was inside and what was out.
This staircase leads from the entrance where we rode into on elephants up to the king's court.
The pillared area on the left is the Court where the Raj would meet with the public to administer justice.
His queen would watch from the square window on the right, which is the entrance to the residence portion.
The man in the striped sweater was our guide for the day.
Looking down from the Court area to the lower entrance portion. You can see more elephants carrying up visitors and beyond them portions of the city wall climbing up the hill in the distance.
Our guide was great at taking family pictures of us!
The aforementioned window, where the queen would look out. Look at all of the colors and patterns on the wall. It was mind-blowing!
The grand entrance.
One of the side alcoves.
There were so many beautiful doors, pillars, and alcoves. We all had to strike a pose!
Ha ha, my shirt matched the painted walls!
Twin on the left...
...and twin on the right.
Let's play hide-n-seek!
The Garden. He may have been neither Muslim nor Persian, but good style spreads.
Another view, showing part of Jaigarh Fort above.
(Jaigarh Fort, is built on the hill above Amber Fort. We couldn't go up to it, but apparently they're connected by tunnels.)
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