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of Jaipur, Jaipur is a great city and
this is testified by the structures in Jaipur. Palaces,
luxury hotels and havelis present the splendour of living.
The city has been named after Maharaja Jai Singh II. The
city of Jaipur was built in 1727 A. D. according to well
defined architectural design and plan. It is considered
as the oldest planned city in India. It took four years
to complete the construction of the city.
Maharaja Jai Singh built the city primarily with the
intention of safeguarding the population of Amber by
avoiding confrontations with the mughal kings. The terror
of king Aurangzeb had caused the feelings of insecurity
every where. The other reason was the scarcity of water
in Amber. The king himself was much influenced by astronomy
and architecture. The maharaja summoned a Bengali architect
Vidyadhar Bhattacharya to met his plans.
Vidyadhar Bhattacharya laid down the plans according
to ancient Hindu treatise on architecture called 'Shilpa
Shastra'. The city was built in nine rectangular blocks.
Seven of these blocks were meant for the public and
the remaining two consisted of palaces and state buildings.
The city was further encircled by the city wall and
entry was through seven gates. The maharaja also built
an observatory in the year 1728 A.D. which is one of
the attractions in Jaipur.
Jaipur got its paint following the visit of a royal
family member of United Kingdom. It is believed that
the availability of pink color in large quantities was
responsible for painting the walls and building pink.
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