India Tourist Places > Jammu and Kashmir Tourist Places > Jammu Tourist Places > Amar Mahal Museum

Amar Mahal, constructed by Raja Amar Singh in 1890s. This beautiful architectural monument, served as the Royal family residence for many years. It is made out of red sand stone. Now the palace was turned to be museum with rich collections of paintings, books, inscriptions and sculptures. The hall of the museum is very attractive and is adorned with family portraits of rulers of Jammu and Kashmir and Pahari paintings. Amar Mahal Museum has a big library which contains more than twenty thousands books comprising of some exceptional volumes from the library of Raja Amar Singh. A must see for all tourists visiting Jammu.