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What do you Know about Geography Of Jaipur?
Mar 31st, 2008 00:34
john smith, http://www.jaipurtourismguide.com/
Jaipur pronunciation, also popularly known as the Pink City,
historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan
state, India. Jaipur is also the capital of Jaipur District. Jaipur is
the former capital of the princely state of Jaipur. Founded in 1727 by
Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, Jaipur was the first
planned city in India. By 2003, after only 276 years, the population had
reached approximately 2.7 million.
Built of pink stucco in imitation of sandstone, the city is remarkable
among pre-modern Indian cities for the width and regularity of its
streets which are laid out into six quarters separated by broad streets
111 ft (34 m) wide. The urban quarters are further divided by networks
of gridded streets. Five quarters wrap around the east, south, and west
sides of a central palace quarter, with a sixth quarter immediately to
the east. The Palace quarter encloses a sprawling palace complex (the
Hawa Mahal, or palace of winds), formal gardens, and a small lake.
Nahargarh Fort crowns the hill in the northwest corner of the old city.
Another noteworthy building is Sawai Jai Singh's observatory, Jantar
Mantar. With its rich and colourful past, resplendent with tales of
valour and bravery, Jaipur is now one of the most important heritage
cities in India, and is a must-see for tourists coming to India.
Jaipur is considered by many urbanists to be one of the best planned
cities. Almost all Northern Indian towns of that period presented a
chaotic picture of narrow twisting lanes, a confusion of run-down
forts/temples/palaces and temporary shacks that bore no resemblance at
all to the principles set out in Hindu architectural manuals, which
calls for strict geometric planning. Thus, for Sawai Jai Singh II and
the Bengali Guru Vidyadhar (who was a 'Shaspati' - Hindu Priest
Architect), the founding of Jaipur was also a ritual and a golden
opportunity to plan a whole town according to the principles of Hindu
architectural theory. The town of Jaipur is in fact, built in the form
of a nine-part Mandala known as the 'Pithapada'. Nine signifies the nine
planets of the ancient astrological zodiac. It is also known that Sawai
Jai Singh II was a great astronomer and a town planner and hence the
'Pithapada'. Also, the commercial shops designed are multiples of
nine(27) and then having one cross street for a planet.
In the 19th century the city grew rapidly and became prosperous; by 1900
it had a population of 160,000. The city's wide boulevards were paved
and lit with gas. The city had several hospitals. Its chief industries
were in metals and marble, fostered by a school of art founded in 1868.
The city also had three colleges, including a Sanskrit college (1865)
and a girls' school (1867) initiated under the reign of the enigmatic
Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II. There was also a wealthy and enterprising
community of native bankers, particularly the Jains and the Marwaris.
The city has a vibrant and healthy Muslim population
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