Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan which is called the desert state in India. The Pink city Jaipur is famous for its majestic forts, opulent havelis, beautiful lakes and sand dunes. Jaipur is also known as the Pink City and Jaipur's date with the pink color goes back to 1905-06, when Jaipur city was getting ready to welcome the Prince of Wales and needed a fresh coat of paint. But the contractor's inability to provide any other color except the pink saw Jaipur washed in pink hue. Since then Jaipur is known as the Pink City.
The history of Jaipur takes us about 300 years back in time, when the Mughal Empire in India was on the decline. At this time Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in Rajasthan was looking for a safe place to shift the increasing population of Amber and found Jaipur to build the city. He commissioned Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, a fine architect from Bengal the responsibility of building the city. Jaipur was designed strictly according to Shilpa Shastra, which is the ancient treatise on architecture. Thus Jaipur is considered as the planned city in India. The city has been divided into nine blocks and is encircled by a wall that has seven gates.
Jaipur is one of the most popular destinations on a tourist's itinerary. The magnificent forts, beautiful havelis and colorful bazaars make Jaipur a popular tourist destination among tourists. Jaipur is not only endowed with wonderful tourist attractions but the city also has an excellent infrastructure to support the tourism. One of the most important landmarks in Jaipur is the Nahargarh Fort.
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