Lohagarh Fort
Lohagarh Fort, also known as Iron Fort, is located at Bharatpur city. The fort is very easily accessible by local bus services from Agra and Jaipur road. It was built by Jat rulers of Bharatpur. Maharaja Suraj Mal applied all his wealth and power to a noble cause building several palaces and forts across his territory, Lohagarh Fort, being one of those buildings, is regarded as one of the strongest buildings built ever in the history of India. This fort is believed to be built in 1732. |
| Lohagarh Fort (Image Reference) |
In 1805, the impregnable Lohagarh fort survived frequent
attacks of British army which were led by Lord Lake and even after being laid blockade
for more than 6 weeks. Losing more than 3000 of British forces, Lord Lake retreated
and had to compromise with then rulers of Bharatpur. The fort has two gates;
the one in the north is called as Ashtdhaatu which is an 8 pillared gate and
the other facing the south is named Chowburja which is a 4 pillared gate.
Important monuments inside Lohagarh Fort include Mahal
Khas, Moti Mahal, Kothi Khas Kishori Mahal, and Govt. Museum along with
different towers such as Fateh Burj and Jawahar Burj all of which were built to
remember the triumph over the British army and the Mughals. The front gate of
the fort has huge paintings of elephants.
The architectural beauty of this strong fort attracts thousands
of tourists each year. If you are on a visit to Bharatpur, Lohagarh Fort is one
of the must visit places for you. Be sure you would be surprised seeing impregnable
walls of the fort.
Govt. Museum Bharatpur
Govt. Museum is situated in the centre of renowned
Lohagarh Fort, containing a great array of archaeological wealth of old
Bharatpur city and nearby areas. The museum is 4 four km away from nearest bus
stand and railway station. The enormous lavish building Kachahari kalan was
once used as the administrative building of the Kings of Bharatpur city and in
1944 it was declared as Bharatpur Government Museum. Few years later, the Kamra
Khas, another adjacent architectural beauty, was declared a part of this
museum.
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| Govt. Museum Bharatpur (Image Reference) |
It exhibits different sculptures of old Bharatpur
villages found at the time of the excavation. Weapons which were used in
different battles, manuscripts, paintings, zoological samples, and arts and
crafts of Bharatpur and nearby areas are kept in this museum. The museum art
gallery has lots of samples of miniature paintings of leafs of mica, peepal and
other trees together with the artworks featuring kings of Bharatpur.
The first floor of the museum consists of different
kinds of miniature canons, guns of 18th century. The museum has a
total of following 5 sections: 1. Arts and crafts, 2. Archaeology, 3. Armory 4.
Gallery for children, 5. Others.
Visiting this archeologically rich museum would give
you a complete understanding of the history of Bharatpur and nearby areas. Also
you would be able to understand the lifestyle of the Maharajas of this area. But
you need to make sure you come earlier part of the day to visit the museum as
the museum is closed at 5pm and you may miss the most attractive part of the
museum that is “Hammam”. Climbing to the rooftop of the museum would be a great
idea to have a great view of beautiful walls of the museum building and to see
the layout of the old Bharatpur.
Deeg Palace Bharatpur
Deeg is a small town of Bharatpur district and this
along with Dholpur, and Bharatpur played an important role in the history of
Rajasthan. Deeg is mostly known for its Deeg Palace, which is also called as
Jal Mahal, is a very old palace built back in 1722. This beautiful
architectural building is located just a 34 km away from Bharatpur city centre.
It is said that the royal family of Bharatpur lived here in this palace until
1951. Still, inside the palace, you
would be able to see different furniture, paintings and equipments used by the
royal family. As these furniture and equipments are not taken that much care
of, they seem more real and antique.
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| Deeg palace Bharatpur (Image Reference) |
The Palace has a total area of 80 acres where along
with the building, there are a beautiful garden and a palace side pool. The
palace looks stunning in the pool water. Sometimes because of the architectural
beauty of Deeg Palace, this is called the second best beautiful building in
India only after renowned Taj Mahal of Agra. As Bharatpur is a city close to
Agra, people visiting Agra frequently visit this beautiful palace. The palace
is open for everyone from 9am to 5pm every day except Fridays.
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