Rajasthan Udaipur City Jaisalmer City Jaipur City Bikaner City Pushkar City Ajmer Dargah Sharif Sikar City Mount Abu City Alwar City Kota City Jaipur Tourism Amber Palace Jaipur Hawa Mahal Jaipur City Palace Jaipur Jal Mahal Jaipur Nahargarh Fort Jaipur Albert Hall Museum Jaipur Jaigarh Fort Jaipur Jaipur  is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of RajasthanAs of 2011 the city had a population of 3.1 million making it the tenth most populous city in the country Jaipur is also known as the Pink City due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings It is located 268 km 167 miles from the national capital New Delhi Jaipur was founded in 1727 by the Rajput ruler Jai Singh II the ruler of Amer after whom the city is named It was one of the earliest planned cities of modern India designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya During the British Colonial period the city served as the capital of Jaipur State After independence in 1947 Jaipur was made the capital of the newly formed state of Rajasthan Jaipur is a popular tourist destination in India and forms a part of the west Golden Triangle tourist circuit along with Delhi and Agra 240 km 149 mi It also serves as a gateway to other tourist destinations in Rajasthan such as Jodhpur 348 km 216 mi Jaisalmer 571 km 355 mi Udaipur 421 km 262 mi Kota 252 km 156 mi and Mount Abu 520 km 323 mi Jaipur is located 616 km from Shimla On 6 July 2019 UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Jaipur the Pink City of India among its World Heritage Sites The city is also home to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites Amber Fort and Jantar Mantar The city of Jaipur was founded by King of Amer Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II on November 18 1727 who ruled from 1699 to 1743 He planned to shift his capital from Amer 11 kilometres 7 mi to Jaipur to accommodate the growing population and increasing scarcity of water Jai Singh consulted several books on architecture and architects while planning the layout of Jaipur Under the architectural guidance of Vidyadhar Bhattacharya Jaipur was planned based on the principles of Vastu Shastra and Shilpa Shastra The construction of the city began in 1726 and took four years to complete the major roads offices and palaces The city was divided into nine blocks two of which contained the state buildings and palaces with the remaining seven allotted to the public Huge ramparts were built pierced by seven fortified gates During the rule of Sawai Ram Singh I the city was painted pink to welcome HRH Albert Edward Prince of Wales who later became King Edward VII Emperor of India in 1876 Many of the avenues still remain painted in pink giving Jaipur a distinctive appearance and the epithet Pink city In the 19th century the city grew rapidly and by 1900 it had a population of 160,000 The wide boulevards were paved and its chief industries were the working of metals and marble fostered by a school of art founded in 1868 The city had three colleges including a Sanskrit college 1865 and a girls school 1867 opened during the reign of the Maharaja Ram Singh II Large areas of the city including the airport were flooded in August 1981 resulting in the death of eight people and much damage to the city's Dravyavati River The floods were caused by three days of cloud burst that produced more rain than the annual average

Jaipur, the largest city and the capital of India’s Rajasthan state, is renowned for it's beautiful Old Town, the “Pink City of India”. Every building was painted ‘terracotta’ pink, the color of hospitality, to welcome the Prince of Wales & Queen Victoria to Jaipur in 1876, and it still makes for a remarkable sight today with attractions such as the historic Old City Gates and the Hawa Mahal Royal Palace bearing the unique color. There are incredible places to visit outside of the Old City too such as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Amer Fort, one of Jaipur's most visited attractions and where numerous Bollywood films are shot. It's a wonderful showcase of Muslim & Hindu architecture and craft, exhibited through extensive interiors of tile-mosaics and stained-glass.

Jaipur is the largest city in Rajasthan and was built in the eighteenth century by Sawai Jai Singh as India's first planned city. Jaipur is a major tourist attraction amongst Indian as well as international travelers. It belongs to the tourist Golden Triangle of Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra. It hosts several attractions like the City Palace, Govind Dev Ji Temple, Vidhan Sabha, Birla Temple, several massive Rajput forts and so on. It also serves as a stepping stone for travelers heading to the desert cities of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Now Jaipur is growing fast and various development projects are being undertaken by the government and private enterprises. The town planning and infrastructure development in Jaipur are quite above the mark relative to many other Indian cities. Jaipur is often called the Pink City in reference to its distinctly colored buildings, which were originally painted this color to imitate the red sandstone architecture of Maugham cities. The present earthy red color originates from repainting of the buildings undertaken for a visit by the Prince of Wales in 1876.