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Jaipur is the first planned city
of India, located in the desert lands of Rajasthan. The city that once had
been the capital of the royalty, now serves as the capital city of Rajasthan. |
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History of Jaipur
The history of the Pink City of Jaipur dates back to the 18th century, during
the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. It was after it became difficult to
accommodate the increasing population at Amber (which is about 11 kilometres
from Jaipur), Sawai Jai Singh was in search of safe and secure place to built
a new city. The paucity of water at Amber further aggravated the problem of
increasing population.
It was in 1727, Swai Jai Singh with his architect Vidyadhar Bhattacharya founded
the Jaipur city. The city was built adhering to the principles of Shilpa Shastra
and thus become the first planned city of India. The city follows grid system
with wide straight roads, streets and lanes. One can find uniform rows of shops
on either side of main roads. As a security measure from external aggression,
the city was en-circled with a strong wall with seven gates.
Jaipur is still one of the beautiful cities in India with most of its forts
and palaces perfectly in shape. Forts and palaces in and around Jaipur are
what attract tourists to the Pink City. Jaipur has a number of fine hotels
that provide best hospitality service to guests touring Jaipur. Jaipur Tour
offers complete information on Jaipur and online booking for hotels in Jaipur.
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Jaipur Tour offers a number of tour packages to Jaipur and provides online
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