Places To See In Jammu
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Amar
Mahal |
This is a beautiful
palace of red sand stone which stands amidst the most
pictursque environments of Jammu. There is beautiful view
of the Shivaliks at the north and the River Tawi flows
down below. adding to the Grandeur. This was once the
residential palace of Raja Amar Singh. the palace has
been converted to a museum and is looked after by Hari-Tara
Charitable trust. The museum has a golden throne made
of 120kg pure gold sofa and has golden lions embedded
into it. The thore is placed in a hexagonal room. The
museum has a gallery of paintings of paintings known as NAL DAMYANTI. It has a library of around
25000 books on various subjects and disciplines. This
is really a beautiful spot to be visited round the year
in Jammu.
How
to Reach:
Auto Rickshaws & Minibuses from anywhere in the Jammu
city can take you to this place.
General
information:
Ramnagar,
Tel : 5676
Open in Winter: 1000 to 1200hrs. and 1500 to 1700 hrs.
Summer : 1700 to 1900 hrs.
Sundays : 1000 to 1200 hrs.
Closed : State Holidays and Mondays.
Exhibits : Pahari paintings, family portraits of rulers of Jammu
and Kashmir, a library. Of interest by itself is the building,
a former palace desiged like a French Chateau, in which
the museum is housed.