Amer Fort, Amer, Rajasthan, India
Chahar Bagh or Inner Garden in the palace courtyard within Amer Fort, built during the reign of Raja Man Singh, the Kachwaha King of Amer, in the 16th century, then expanded by Jai Singh I, above Maota Lake at Amer near Jaipur in Rajasthan, India. This is a mughal style garden with marble parterres in geometric patterns. The fort itself is constructed from red sandstone and marble and has many mughal influences. It was the palace of the Rajput maharajas and their families. The fort is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13444513
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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
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Photograph by Manuel Cohen
