Sheesh Mahal
The Mirror Palace.
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Jaipur's greatest sight, a hilltop fort-palace in the town of Amer, 11 km from the city, whose huge ramparts and series of gates look over Maota Lake; it is a superb example of Rajput architecture with Mughal influence and is listed with the Hill Forts of Rajasthan as a World Heritage Site. The palace is built of red sandstone and marble on four levels, each with its own courtyard, including the Diwan-i-Am with its double columns, formal Mughal-style gardens and the large women's quarters with their maze of passages. Its finest part is the Sheesh Mahal, the Mirror Palace, whose walls and ceilings are covered in thousands of tiny mirrors set in plaster that sparkle like stars in dim light, along with halls decorated with paintings and stone inlay. Foreign visitors pay about ₹1,000, per visitor guides, and the fort is on the composite ticket. You can walk up or take a jeep, and there are sound-and-light shows in the evening. Come in the morning before the heat and the tour coaches.
The Mirror Palace.
Below the walls.
Along the hills.
Amer, 11 km north of Jaipur
About ₹1,000 for foreign visitors, per visitor guides, and it's on the two-day composite ticket (about ₹1,700); figures vary since the January 2026 fee revision.
