Brief Description
"The serial site, situated in the state
of Rajastahan, includes six majestic forts in Chittorgarh; Kumbhalgarh;
Sawai Madhopur; Jhalawar; Jaipur, and Jaisalmer. The ecclectic
architecture of the forts, some up to 20 kilometres in circumference,
bears testimony to the power of the Rajput princely states that
flourished in the region from the 8th to the 18th centuries. Enclosed
within defensive walls are major urban centres, palaces, trading centres
and other buildings including temples that often predate the
fortifications within which developed an elaborate courtly culture that
supported learning, music and the arts. Some of the urban centres
enclosed in the fortifications have survived, as have many of the site's
temples and other sacred buildings. The forts use the natural defenses
offered by the landscape: hills, deserts, rivers, and dense forests.
They also feature extensive water harvesting structures, largely still
in use today."
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/247
247rev-002 Kumbhalgarh Fort
247rev-003 Ranthambore Fort
247rev-004 Gagron Fort
247rev-005 Amber Fort
247rev-006 Jaisalmer Fort
247-01 Chittorgarh Fort
Courtesy of Sriramrang from postcrossing forum
247-01 Chittorgarh Fort
247rev-002 Kumbhalgarh Fort
247rev-003 Ranthambore Fort
247rev-004 Gagron Fort
247-05 Amber Fort
247-05 Amber Fort - Ganesh Pol
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