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Jaipur Museums |
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| Amer
(Jaipur) Archaeological Museum |
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Located in the Dil-e-A-aram Gardens, of Amer, the ancient capital
of Jaipur, and established in 1949. Prior to this, the escavated
material from Rairh, Bairat, Sambhar, Nagar etc. and the sculptures
and epigraphs collected from various sites in the erstwhile
Jaipur State were housed at Vidyadhar Gardens in Purana Ghat.
In July 1949 the entire collection was transferred to Dil-e-Aaram
Garden, a part of the old palace 1992 in this complex. The museum
is divided into three sections : Archaeological section, Which
contains material recovered from excavations at Rairh, Bairat,Sambhar,
Nagar, Pamvar, Bansi and Virat Nagar. Sculpture section. Epigraphy
section.
There are two yupa Pillars (sacrificial posts) with inscriptions
from Barnala; Pratihar sculptures from Abhaneris (8th ccentury
A.D.) and Terracotta from Rairh, Bairat, Sambhar and Nagar belonging
to an earlyu historical perios. The material is arranged in
chronological sequence, making the visitor familiar with the
contribution of Rajasthan in various fields of art through the
ages.
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| Timing : 10:00 AM
to 4:30 PM |
| Closed : Friday
and Govt. gazetted holidays. |
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| Central
Museum (Albert Hall) |
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This sandstone-and-marble building was built in the late 19th
century in the Indo-Saracenic style. The collection, which unfortunately
is not well-maintained or well-organized, includes folk arts,
miniature paintings, traditional costumes, unexpected exhibits
of yoga postures, and visual explanations of Indian culture
and traditions.
Located just outside the walled city is the sprawling Ram Niwas
garden, which has always been a place for recreational activities
since the reign of Sawai Ram Singh ji . This exquisitely designed
garden with forcentry doors and a huge complex with small pools
and fountains, flourishing lawns and beautiful flower beds all
around was basically a famine relief project. It mostly attracted
the British families where they entertained their guest and
families quite often with the lavish gowns of the Men and formal
colourful attires of the nobels and the high society club members,
this park would come alive with the setting sun. Their individual
'BAGGIS' were parked outside in a line and the attendants served
around as helpers. The children basically had a gala timely
playing around in 'JHULAS'(swing) etc. During day time it was
opened for the common public and by the evening it was opened
for common public and by the evening it was available for exclusive
lots.
Situated in the middle of the garden as a centre attraction
was the exquisitely built structure of Albert Hall, which was
designed by sir Swinton Jacob, a British architect who designed
many palaces in Rajasthan. Combining the elements of English
and north Indian architecture known as the pride of the New
Jaipur opened in 1887 AD, it is a very well maintained and impressive
building displaying a rich collection of Art- de- fact like
paintings, carpet, ivory, stone and metal sculptures and colourful
crystal works etc.
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| Timing : 10:00 AM
to 4:30 PM |
| Closed : Sat. to
Thurs. and Govt. gazetted holidays. |
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