Jaipur is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan in Northern India. It was founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, after whom the city is named. The city today has a population of 3.1 million. Jaipur is known as the Pink City of India.

Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer who ruled from 1688 to 1743. Initially, his capital was Dausa, which lies 51 km from Jaipur. He felt the need of shifting his capital city with the increase in population and growing scarcity of water. The King consulted several books on architecture and architects before making the layout of Jaipur. Finally, under the architectural guidance of Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, (initially an accounts-clerk in the Amber treasury, later promoted to the office of Chief Architect by the King) Jaipur came into existence on the classical principles of Vastu Shastra and similar classical treatises.

Presenting 20 Unseen ,Old & Very Rare Photos of the Pink City Jaipur | Part I

1# Albert Hall museum_1900

 

2# Amber Chowk, 1880s

 

3# An ox-cart passing by

4# Astronomical Observatory At Jaipur – 1931

 

5# Bird's eye view of Jaipur city, 1890s

 

6# Chandra Mahal (Part of City Palace) in Jaipur, Rajasthan – c1870's

 

7# Elephant in front of Jaipur Palace – Rajasthan, India 1956

 

8# Four Elephants with Western Travellers and Attendants, Jaipur, India – 1860s-70's

 

9# Gayatri Devi pictured by Cecil Beaton in 1940

 

10# Jaipur fort, 1910

 

11# Main Street – Jeypore – Rajputana. Feb. 1890

 

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12# Mandir Near Jain Temple

 

13# Panoramic view of Umbere, an albumen print, c.1880's

 

14# Principal street of Jeypore, by Bourne and Shepherd, c.1875

 

15# The street door of a temple, Jaipur, a photogravure by Martin Hurlimann, 1928

 

16# A bull & bhishti

 

17# A postcard photograph, c.1910

 

18# A street scene from a visitor's photo album, 1910's

 

19# An entrance to the Maharaja's Palace in Jaipur 1926

 

20# Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, Rajasthan – c1880's

 

Read Also: 20 Unseen ,Old & Very Rare Photos Of The Pink City Jaipur | Part II

 

 

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