Dotted with beautiful palaces, fortified forts, gardens, museums and art galleries, the wondrous city of Jaipur is the capital city of the deserted hub, Rajasthan. Displaying the penchant of erstwhile rulers towards fine architectural beauty and styles, Jaipur houses several cultural structures which reflects the charm of Rajput Royalty. The Pink City of Rajasthan has a lot to offer besides architectural beauty and even after visiting so many times, you will always find something fascinating about it that will make you fall in love with it all over again. Experience the best of Jaipur which is also known as “Paris of India” under Rajasthan Holiday Tour Packages Here are some of the interesting facts about this captivating city:
- During the visit of Prince Edward, the prince of Wales, Maharaja Ram Singh decided to paint the entire city including forts, residential area and shops, pink to hold out a warm welcome of Prince as Pink is the color which is associated with hospitality. Therefore Jaipur is called as Pink city.
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- India’s First planned city Jaipur was designed according to Vastu Shastra and Shilpa Shastra. The foundation of the pink city was laid by the bengal architect Vaastu Bhattacharya and it was ready within the time span of 4 years. Every street and market is in the direction of east to west and north to south
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- Built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh for the ladies of royal families to observe local lives without being seen, Hawa Mahal is an exceptional pink painted building that looks like a delicate honeycomb hive has 953 Jharokhas (small windows) which are embellished with intricate carvings. Hawa Mahal is also known as the Palace of Wind
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- The another architectural wonder of Jaipur is the Jal Mahal, popularly known as The Water Palace is located in the midst of Man Sagar lake entices many tourists from all around the world. The palace was renovated by Maharaja Jai Singh in eighteenth century
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- Built as a defensive structure of Amber fort, Jaigarh fort is also known as the palace of victory. It was also used as to store weapons and military utilities, some of which can still be seen well preserves in the fort museum.
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- Sambhar Lake of Jaipur is notable for being the largest saline lake of India.
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- Maharaja Jai Singh has constructed over five Jantar Mantars, an astronomical observatory out which Jaipur houses the Largest Jantar Mantar.
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- Located in Ram Niwas Bagh, The Central Museum is the oldest museum of Jaipur.
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- Showcasing a fusion of distinctive festive spirit, Jaipur organizes various unique fairs like Kite Festival, Elephant Festival, Literature festival and many more. Also a charm of cultural music and dance adds a whole new delight to these fairs & festivities.
Enriched with culture and traditions, Jaipur is not merely a place , it's an experience which can only be felt after visiting. A cultural exploration to Jaipur under Rajasthan Tour Packages is an experience which is surely going to be an unbeatable experience of its kind for a long period of time.
