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History of Jaipur
Jaipur India the pink
city founded in 1727 by Maharaja Jai Singh
II, who ruled from 1699-1744. Initially his
capital was Amber (Amber Fort Jaipur India),
which was at a distance of 11kms from Jaipur
India. He felt the need of moving his
capital city with the increase in population
and growing scarcity of water. Jaipur India
is the first planned city of India and the
King took great interest while designing
this Jaipur city of victory. He consulted
several books on architecture and architects
before making the lay out of Jaipur.
With a strategic plan,
the construction of the city Jaipur started
in 1727. It took around 4 years to complete
the major palaces, roads and square. Jaipur
was built following the principles of Shilpa
Shastra, the Indian Architecture. Jaipur was
divided into nine blocks, out of which two
consist the state buildings and palaces,
whereas the remaining seven blocks were
allotted to the public. In order to ensure
the security, huge fortification walls were
made along with seven strong gates.
According to that time,
architecture of the town was very advanced
and certainly the best in Indian
subcontinent. In 1853, when Prince of Wales
visited Jaipur, the whole city was painted
in Pink color to welcome him. Still, the
neat and broadly laid-out avenues, painted
in pink provide a magical charm to the city.
Jaipur is rich in its cultural and
architectural beauty, which can be traced in
the various historical and aesthetic places
that reside in the city. Jaipur city of
victory really wins the hearts of the people
with its splendid charisma.
Above are some Jaipur
Photos, Jaipur Map, Jaipur Hotels in Jaipur
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