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Ram Niwas Garden is a garden situated in
Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...
city in Indian state of
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
, built by Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh of Jaipur in 1868.


Overview

The historical garden is located in the heart of the city and covers an area of , and was built by Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh in 1868. Within the garden which originally spread over in early 20th century is the
Albert Hall Museum The Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur is the oldest museum of the state and functions as the state museum of Rajasthan, India. The building is situated in Ram Niwas Garden, Ram Niwas garden outside the city wall opposite New gate and is a fine examp ...
(now known as Central Museum), named after
King Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and ...
(Albert Edward), during whose visit to the city as the
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, its foundation stone was laid on 6 February 1876. Apart from that it also has a bird park, the Zoo, Ravindra Rang Manch Theatre, art gallery, exhibition ground, gymnasium and several cafes and picnic spots are housed in the garden. Albert Hall, Jaipur.jpg, Albert Hall, Jaipur


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Gardens in Rajasthan Tourist attractions in Jaipur 1868 establishments in India Parks in Jaipur {{Garden-stub