About Jaipur |
JAIPUR the Capital city and the natural gateway to the exotic Rajasthan.
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Popularly known as the pink City, Jaipur was founded in 1727 AD by one of the greatest rulers of the Kachhawaha clan, the astronomer King Sawai Jai Singh. The city is best explored on
foot and the adventurous visitor willing to go into the inner lanes can discover a whole new world not visible to the tourist-in-a-hurry.
This famous city is the capital of Rajasthan and has earned universal fame as the “Pink City”, with beautiful constructed palaces, havelies and forts.
The Garland Forts like Amber, Jaigarh and Nahargarh, though built at different periods, are so located that they seem to be stringed together. |
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Jaipur is barely 262 kilometers from New Delhi, and is well connected by Road, Rail and Air throughout
India.
Jaipur is named after its founder the warrior and astronomer sovereign Sawai Jai Singh II (ruled 1688 to 1744).The decision to move out of his hilltop capital Amer was also compelled by reasons of growing population and paucity of water.
Moreover in the early seventh century the power of the great Mughals was dwindling with its aging Monarch Aurangzeb and after several centuries of invasions the north was now quite and the wealth of the kingdom had become greater than before. Seizing upon this opportune time Jai Singh planned his new capital in the planes.
Jaipur is a corroborative effort of Sawai Jai Singh's strong grounding in sciences and astrology and a Bengali architect Vidyadhar with a strong instinct for planning. |
Important Places of Jaipur to visit
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Amber Fort |
| One of the most magnificent destination located on the hills just outside Jaipur. It was built by Raja Man Singh in 1600 AD and then completed to its present form by Sawai Jai Singh in the eighteenth century. The fort is an example of fascinating blend of Hindu and Muslim architecture built in red sandstone and white marble, the highlight of the fort is the Sheesh Mahal (mirror Palace), a palace known for its craftsmanship in mirrors. It also locates in itself large ramparts, terraces, gardens and pavilions. |
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Nahargarh Fort |
| Nahargarh, adobe of the tigers was built
by Jai Singh to bolster the defense of
Amer. The fort is located on the rugged
Aravali Hills. The fort has uniquely a
cluster of 12 suites for queens and at
the head is a suite for the Jai Sigh
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Jaigarh Fort |
| An impregnable and un-approachable fort.
The fort was cleverly built to gives its
archers an advantage over their targets.
It is said that Raja Man Singh has
burried huge treasures in this bastion.
The fort also houses the Jai Ban the
largest cannon in Asia, supposed to have
been test fired only once. |
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Hawa Mahal |
| Sawai Pratap Singh, built the Palace of winds and air in 1747. The palace is though not in air but it is a façade, which is fifty feet in height and a mere one foot in width. The screen allowed the ladies of the palace to have view of the market place below. Today Jaipur is symbolized by Hawa Mahal. |
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Jantar Mantar Obeservatory |
| Jantar Mantar, one of the five
observatories (the others being in
Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura ),
built by Sawai Jai Singh. He was an avid
astronomer & built it to study movements
of stars it in 1718. The observatory
contains a large number of structures
called 'yantras' which are instruments
to determine position of stars and the
steller movements. |
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