Rajasthan
Jaipur district
Jaipur

Jal Mahal

Jal Mahal is a palace in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake in city, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, India. The palace was originally constructed around 1699; the building and the lake around it were later renovated and enlarged in the early 18th century by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Amber.
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  • Opening hours: 24/7
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: palace in Man Sagar Lake, Rajasthan, India
  • Also known as: “Jal Mahal, Jaipur” and “Lake Palace”
  • Address: jal mahal
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hawa Mahal and Jantar Mantar.

Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a palace in the city of , , . Built from red and pink sandstone, it is on the edge of the , and extends to the Zenana, or women's chambers. is situated 4 km southwest of Jal Mahal.

Photo: M.baliga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a collection of 19 astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of , Rajasthan. The monument was completed in 1734. is situated 4 km southwest of Jal Mahal.

Archaeological site
Photo: Harrasis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amer Fort or is a fort located in Amer, , . Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres located 11 kilometres from , the capital of . is situated 3½ km north of Jal Mahal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amber and Jaipur.

Village
Photo: Gayatri Priya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Amer, is a city near in in the state of . It is now a part of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation. The picturesque situation of at the mouth of a rocky mountain gorge, in which nestles a lake, has attracted the admiration of travellers, including Victor Jacquemont and Reginald Heber. is situated 4 km north of Jal Mahal.

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, also known as the Pink City, is the capital of Indian state of , and its largest city. The city was built in the 18th century by Sawai Jai Singh as India's first planned city, and today it's a major tourist attraction for Indians and for international visitors.

Jal Mahal

Latitude
26.95343° or 26° 57′ 12″ north
Longitude
75.84615° or 75° 50′ 46″ east
Elevation
411 metres (1,348 feet)
Open location code
7JRQXR3W+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 134990320
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Geo­Names ID
7303258
Wiki­data ID
Q2757538
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In Other Languages

From Assamese to Western Panjabi—“Jal Mahal” goes by many names.
  • Assamese: “জল মহল”
  • Catalan: “Jal Mahal”
  • Chinese: “水之宫殿”
  • Czech: “Džal Mahál”
  • Dutch: “Jal Mahal”
  • French: “Jal Mahal”
  • German: “Jal Mahal”
  • Gujarati: “જલ મહેલ”
  • Hebrew: “ג’אל מהאל”
  • Hindi: “जल महल”
  • Indonesian: “Jal Mahal”
  • Japanese: “ジャール・マハル”
  • Japanese: “水の宮殿”
  • Kashmiri: “جَل مَحل”
  • Korean: “잘 마할”
  • Malay: “Jal Mahal”
  • Malayalam: “Jal Mahal”
  • Malayalam: “ജൽ മഹൽ”
  • Panjabi: “ਜਲ ਮਹਿਲ”
  • Persian: “جال محل”
  • Persian: “واتر محل”
  • Persian: “واترمحل”
  • Russian: “Джал Махал”
  • Russian: “Джал-Махал”
  • Slovenian: “Džal Mahal”
  • Spanish: “Jal Mahal”
  • Spanish: “Palacio del agua”
  • Tajik: “Ҷол Маҳол”
  • Tamil: “ஜல் மகால்”
  • Telugu: “జల్ మహల్”
  • Thai: “ชลมหัล”
  • Thai: “ชัล มหัล”
  • Turkish: “Su Sarayı”
  • Urdu: “جل محل”
  • Vietnamese: “Jal Mahal”
  • Western Panjabi: “جل محل”

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