The Rose Pink City founded by Maharaja Jai Singh II (1693-1743), is the capital of Rajasthan.The city owes its name, its foundations and its careful planning, to the great warrior - astronomer Maharaja Jai Singh II. In 1727, with Mughal power on the wane, Jai Singh decided to move down from his capital hillside fortress at Amber, to a new site on the plains.
A Bengali architect Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya designed the city, using the principles of town planning, as laid down in the Shilpa Shastra, an ancient Hindu treatise on architecture. He built the City Palace, and the largest stone observatory in the world, employing the same principles.
The Old City (Known as the Pink City) is a great place to wander around. The whole city was painted in Pink colour by Maharaja Man Singh II when Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, visited Jaipur in 1876. Today, every home within the city is obliged by law to maintain his facade.
Jaipur is surrounded on all sides by rugged hills, crowned with forts & enclosed by embattled walls. Houses with latticed windows line the streets with their rose pink colour, lending enchantment to the scene which is almost magical at sunset.
Jaipur was and remains the only city in the world, symbolising the nine divisions of the universe, through nine rectangular sectors sub-dividing it. Jaipur is a royal city & this is its most noticeable aspect, small Buildings & festivals testify to it.
About Weather:
In Summer: 45 C (Max) - 25 C (Min)
In winter: 22 C (Max) - 8 C (Min)
Rainy Season from July to Mid Sept, and very humid (upto 90%)
Best time to visit:
In between Oct and March
Location:
Situated in Rajasthan in North India, Jaipur is 259 km from Delhi and 232 km from Agra.
Statistics:
| State | Rajasthan |
| Latitude | 26.053 N |
| Longitude | 75.050 E |
| Altitude | 431 meters |
| Population | 1.9 million |
| Area (Jaipur City - Municipal limits) | 64.75 Sq. Km. |
| Area (Pink City) | 9.8 Sq. Km. |
| Mean Max. Temperature (Summer) | 45 degrees C |
| Mean Min. Temperature (Summer) | 22 degrees C |
| Mean Max. Temperature (Winter) | 22 degrees C |
| Mean Min. Temperature (Winter) | 8.3 degrees C |
| Rainfall per annum | 64 cms |
| Languages | Hindi, Rajasthani, English |
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