Jaipur - The Heritage Pink
City
Jaipur - The Heritage Pink City
has been the capital of erstwhile Jaipur state since its
inception in 1727 AD, it gets the name from its founder
Maharaja Jai Singh II. He was not only a great ruler but also
a renowned mathematician and astrologer, his various talents
are clearly exhibited in the Jaipur city. Vidhyadhar
Bhattacharya designed Jaipur as per the Hindu treatise, Shilp
Shastra. The Jaipur city was laid with great precision, it
could also be called as the first planned city of the country.
The roads were divided into rectangular blocks and surrounded
by a peripheral wall with huge gates guarding it. The market
places were named after the commodity, which as supposed to be
predominantly sold or manufactured there. Jaipur - The
Capital City of the state Rajasthan, very nearly exemplifies
the character of the state and its people. Surrounded by
rugged hills on three sides, each crowned by formidable fort
and beautiful palaces, mansions and gardens dotted throughout
its precincts.
In 1876 A.D. Jaipur dressed itself in
pink to welcome Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria and
earned the epitaph 'PINK CITY', it is also a home of excellent
handicrafts especially known for the exquisite gold
jewellery enamelled or inlaid with precious stones, blue
pottery, carving on wood, stone & ivory, block print, tie
& dye textiles, hand made paper, miniature painting
ets.
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