About Jaipur
Also prominent as the historic city, Jaipur was found in 1727 AD
by the very great Sawai Jai Singh II. He was a Kacchawah ruler and also a great
builder, astronomer and a poet too. This city is known to be laid down of the
principles of the "ShilpaShastra" and when you take a look at the
shape it is a perfect rectangle. This one big block is divided into nine small
blocks each to be named as "chokris". All the different types of
monuments and historic buildings are centrally located into the city. Amongst a
lot of people this place is also known as the Pink city.
Monuments / Historical Places / Sightseeing in Jaipur
As Jaipur is one royal city you will witness all palaces,
temples and also many other interesting and eye catching places like the HawaMahal
which is also famous as the palace of winds and this was well designed by
SawaiPratap Singh. This was built up by him to protect himself and get all the
updates of the things ongoing outside into the public.
If you want to have the perfect picture of the Rajput culture
then taking a look at the Amber fort and also the Shitla Mata temple which is situated in
the north of Jaipur. It was well built by Maharaja Man Singh. Amber fort is one
another eye catchy palace. It includes Jai mandir, Diwan-i-Am, Sheesh mahal,
Sikh Niwas and the kali temple.
Jaigarh Fort which was built by
Sawai Jai Singh has very massive cannon Jai Ban mounted. It is said to be the
largest in the country which is supposed to be the largest in the country.
JantarMantar which is one of the most significant places was built by Jai Singh
II a and it has all the instruments through which the astronomers measured the
position of stars and calculated the eclipses.
The Jalmahal which is situated in the right middle of a small lake
was supposed to be the hunting place for all Rajputs and this place is only
visible from the banks of a lake which is man made . other places to look at
include Laxmi Narayan Temple, GovindDevji Temple, Albert Hall, B M Birla
Planetarium etc.
How to reach Jaipur
Traveling to this Pink city is not at all a difficult task from
metro's like Mumbai Delhi etc. it is easily accessible by road, air and also
railways. There are continuous domestic flights and trains available which can
take you to this city. As you can also travel by road you can always hire the
private cab which will drop you to the desired place in Jaipur. Traveling by
road will make things greatly interesting because you can here take a look at
the lush green valleys and the chirpy birds.
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