Jaipur
Founded in 1727, Jaipur is popularly known as the Pink City and the capital city of Rajasthan. Known as the Pink City because of the colour of the stone used exclusively in the walled city, Jaipur had once been the capital of the royalty and its very structure resembles the taste of the Rajputs and the Royal families. The city was planned according to Indian Vastu Shastra built in the form of an eight-part Mandala known as the 'Pithapada'. Beautiful constructed palaces, havelis and forts dot this Pink City, which was planned by Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya, a Bengali architect in a grid system with wide straight avenues, roads, streets and lanes and uniform rows of shops. Jaipur’s architectural planning may have been ancient, but its execution was superbly modern. All of Jaipur is an architectural gem, and this fascinating city with its romantic appeal takes you to an era of royalty and tradition. Jaipur is an attractive creation worthy of universal admiration and comfortable and luxurious hotels, once the pride of maharajas and royals make this Pink City a tourist's paradise. After all, in the 2008 Conde Nast Traveller Readers Choice Survey, Jaipur was ranked the 7th best place to visit in Asia.
Jaipur has a myriad number of restaurants that offer delicious food. The city which has served Kings and Queens of Royal Families has a lot of cuisine to offer that are both enjoyable and delectable. Hotels like Umaid Bhawan and The Raj Palace offer an ambience that is fit for royalty.
City Palace; Jantar Mantar (Observatory); Hawamahal & Jalmahal; Amer Fort; Central Museum; Birla Planetarium; Kanak Vrindavan; Nahargarh Fort.
A shopper’s paradise, Jaipur is famous for handicrafts, lac, clay, metal, leather, gems and jewellery, textile among other things. The city is known the world over for diamond and emerald cutting and the most eye-catching work that one won’t be able to avoid while shopping in Jaipur are the Bagru prints and the Bandhni textiles. The well known Jaipur shopping markets are Jayanti Market, Jauhari Bazaar, Ramganj Bazaar, Kishanpol Bazaar, Bapu Bazaar, Nehru Bazaar, MI Road, Tripolia Bazaar, Achrol House, Subhash Chowk and Chaura Rasta. Get ethnic saris, embroidered shoes, dye garments, beautiful and cheap ornaments like colorful bangles, precious stones & gems, colorful carpets & kota doria mats, potteries, ethnic handicrafts with beaded works & mirrors on it, special shoes made out of camel skin, scents and perfumes besides bags and belts. The cutting, polishing and selling of precious and semi precious stones is centred around Pahar Ganj in the Surajpol Bazaar area. Glazed blue pottery, an art that was imported from ground Persia and blue pottery made from ground quartz stone, carved marble bowls, vases and other decorative items are extremely popular and figure high on the list of shoppers.
Lal Mahal Palace
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- Hawa Mahal
The Hawa Mahal is easily the most strikingly designed monument in Jaipur. Built by the poet king Sawai Pratap Singh in 1799, this five storied stunning semi-octagonal monument having 152 windows with over hanging latticed balconies is a fine piece of Rajput architecture. Sireh Deorhi Bazaar is the five story high backside of the complex, and was conceived to provide adequate vantage position behind delicate stone carved jali screens to the royal ladies for watching processions passing through the bazaar below. - Jantar Mantar
Built in 18th century by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, Jantar Mantar, a UNESCO world heritage site, is one of Jai Singh's five remarkable observatories. Constructed with stone and marble, its complex instruments has settings that are scientifically designed representing Medieval Indian astronomy and are used to study the movement of constellations and stars in the sky. Huge sun-dial still provide accurate time; subject to daily minor corrections though. The Ram Yantras used for gauging altitudes are distinctive in their isolation. - Albert Hall Museum
The oldest museum of the state that functions as the State museum of Rajasthan, the Albert Hall Museum is situated in Ram Niwas Garden outside the city wall opposite New Gate. Designed by Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob and opened as public museum in 1887, it is a fine example of Indo-Saracenic architecture. It is also called the Government Central Museum and has a rich collection of artefacts like paintings, carpets, ivory, stone, metal sculptures, and colourful crystal works. - Lakshmi-Narayan Temple
Situated in the southern horizon is a privately owned hilltop fort of Moti Doongari resembling a castle in Scotland. And the Birla Mandir or the Lakshmi-Narayan Temple is situated just below the Moti Dungari and is a modern temple built of white marble. The three domes of the temple portray different approaches to religion. The presiding deities here are Lord Vishnu (called Narayan) and his consort Goddess Lakshmi of wealth and good fortune. Built on raised ground, it is surrounded by large lush green gardens and is a sheer poetry in stone.
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