Timings: 1000 - 1630 hrs.
It is located 7 kms. east of Jaipur and very close to Sisodia Garden which was constructed in honor of Jai Singh's chief architect and town planner. It was built in the memory of Vidyadhar Bhattacharjee, the architect of Jaipur.
A lush spacious garden with a zoo, an aviary, a greenhouse, a herbarium, a museum and popular sports ground. It was built by Sawai Ram Singh 2nd in 1868 A.D. as a famine relief project. The Albert hall, fine example of Indo Sarcenic style of architecture designed by Sir Swinton Jecob, was opened later with an exquisite collection of sculptures, paintings, decorative wares, natural history specimen, an Egyptian mummy & celebrated Persian carpet. Recently, the Rabindra Manch with an auditorium, a modern art gallery and an open air theatre, has been added to promote cultural events. |
