The city is unusual among pre-modern Indian cities in the regularity of its streets, and the division of the city into six sectors by broad streets 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 the Hawa Mahal palace complex, formal gardens, and a small lake. Nahargarh Fort, which was the residence of the King Sawai Jai Singh II, crowns the hill in the northwest corner of the old city. The observatory, Jantar Mantar, is one of the World Heritage Sites. Included on the Golden Triangle tourist circuit, along with Delhi and Agra, Jaipur is an extremely popular tourist destination in Rajasthan and India.
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mesmarizing.... how i would love to travel again... maybe there?
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Heisann... a colleague of mine, has just come home from India. I met her yesterday and had a report... some nice and some bad to tell.
ReplyDeleteWonderful scenery you show by your photos ;:OD)
Very nice photos.
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Clap. Clapping. Still clapping. Very nicely captured photographs.
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The second capture is absolutely stunning! India has some beautiful architecture - Thaks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful part of the world - it was last century when I was in India last!!
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impressive structures!
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Jaipur is on my places to see list. Travelled a lot in India when I live there but never got to see Rajasthan Thanks for sharing.
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