Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan state in India, was founded in 1727 by Maharaj Jai Singh II, who ruled Jaipur State from 1699-1744. Initially, his capital was Amber, which lies at a distance of 11 km ferest while designing this city of victory.
Jaipur is believed to be the first planned city of India and also that the king took a lot of interest in designing this city of victory. Several books on architecture and several architects were consulted before preparing the layout of Jaipur city.
Jai Singh was concerned about the security of the cityand hence, he utilised his scientific and cultural interests to build it.
Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, a Brahmin scholar in Mathematics and Science from Bengal, assisted Jai Singh to design the city’s architecture. Vidyadhar referred to ancient Indian literature on astronomy, books of Ptolemy and Euclid in order to help the king.
The construction of the city started in 1727 and it took around 4 years for the completion of the major palaces and roads. Principles of Vastu Shastra were greatly followed while designing the city.
Jaipur city was divided into nine blocks two of which consisted of the state buildings and palaces. The remaining seven blocks were allotted to the general public to live in. From the security point of view, huge walls were constructed around the city along with seven strong gates. It is believed that the architecture of the city was the best at that time in the Indian subcontinent.
In 1878, Prince of Wales visited Jaipur city. The whole city was painted with Pink colour to welcome the prince. Since then, the name “Pink City” came into existence. Continuing the trend and keeping the charm of the historic era, all the state buildings and historical places of Jaipur city are painted with Pink colour.
Jaipur city is famous for its architecture and rich culture -- enough to attract the tourists from different parts of the globe.
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30 сен 2024
