Visited Places in Jaisalmer

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Visited Places in Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer, 'Golden City', is a symbol of the
charm of a sandy desert with royal palaces of
Rajasthan and fighting camels. This
world-renowned tourist destination is situated in
the middle of the Great Thar Desert. Along with
serving as the administrative headquarters of
Jaisalmer district, this golden city is just 575
km from the state capital Jaipur. The city has
been named after the founder of the city Rao
Jaisal, who ruled Jaisalmer during the 12th
century.
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Visited Places in Jaisalmer

• JAISALMER FORT
• Jaisalmer Fort is considered as the glory of
  Jaisalmer and it is located in the center of the
  city. It is also known as 'Sonar Fort' or 'Golden
  Fort' because this yellow sandstone fort shines
  like gold at sunset. It was built in 1156 AD on
  the top of Trikura Hill by a Bhatti Rajput ruler
  Jaisal. Jaisalmer Fort is a residential complex
  of many beautiful havelis or houses, temples and
  soldiers and traders. Jaisalmer Fort is
  considered as the glory of Jaisalmer and it is
  located in the center of the city. It is also
  known as 'Sonar Fort' or 'Golden Fort' because
  this yellow sandstone fort shines like gold at
  sunset. It was built in 1156 AD on the top of
  Trikura Hill by a Bhatti Rajput ruler Jaisal.
  Jaisalmer Fort is a residential complex of many
  beautiful havelis or houses, temples and soldiers
  and traders.

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Visited Places in Jaisalmer

• PATWON KI HAVELI
• The Haveli of Patwon is situated near the
  Patwa campus and is Jaisalmer's first mansion.
  There are five havelis in the entire complex,
  which was built by Guman Chand Patwa in 1805 for
  their five sons. It took 50 years to build this
  yellow sandstone building. At present, the Office
  of the Archaeological Survey of India and the
  State Arts and Crafts Department are located
  here.The tourists can reach this monument by a
  rickshaw from Jaisalmer city.

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Visited Places in Jaisalmer

• SALIM SINGH KI HAVELI
• Salim Singh's haveli is located near
  Jaisalmer railway station. This beautiful
  building was built by Salim Singh in 1815 AD. It
  is also called Shipmahal because its front part
  looks like a ship. The roof of the building is
  covered with archers and blue hawks. The tourists
  can see the terrace decorated with carved
  brackets, which looks like a peacock.

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Visited Places in Jaisalmer

• BADA BAGH
• The big garden is a huge park famous for its
  royal monuments or umbrellas which were
  constructed by various Bhatti rulers. Among all,
  the tomb of Raja Maharajal Jait Singh is the
  oldest monument. This place is located 6
  kilometers from Jaisalmer city. In addition to
  the monuments inside the park, tourists can also
  see the Jaitaar tank, the Jaita dam and a
  Govardhan pillar. The solid pieces of stones were
  used in the construction of both the tank and the
  tank.

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Visited Places in Jaisalmer

• GADASESAR LAKE
• Gadasesar lake is an artificial water
  reservoir which was built by King Maehawal Gadsi
  during the 14th century. It is a rainwater lake,
  which was the main source of water during that
  period. There are many small temples situated on
  the shore of Lake. Tourist can see many migratory
  birds on the lake. On their way from Bharatpur
  Bird Sanctuary, these birds stop for some time on
  the lake.

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