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Jaipur
Jaipur the
pink city was founded in 1727 by Maharaja Jai Singh II,
who ruled from 1699-1744. Initially his capital was
Amber (Amber Fort Jaipur), which lies at a distance of
11kms from Jaipur. He felt the need of moving his
capital city with the increase in population and growing
scarcity of water. Jaipur 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.
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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.
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