Jaipur
is a city of many colors and contrasts. It is best explored at a leisurely
pace, as there is so much to see and do that a usual taxi or bus tour
can never do justice to Sawai Jai Singh It's planned city built in AD
1727. Jai Singh visualized it as a flourishing center of commerce and art with a special area designated for the different trades and crafts. Vidyadhar Bhattacharya based the layout keeping in mind the principles of the Hindu treatise on architecture, the Vastu Shastra. The meticulous planning, the right combination of commerce and beauty, attracted visitors from all over the world.
Come and see for yourself what led Louis Rousselet, a well-known nineteenth century French traveler to comment. "The town is built in a style of unusual magnificence………. I doubt whether at the time it was built there were many cities in Europe which could compare with it."