Jaipur City
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Overview
The walled city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II. Unlike medieval towns that grew haphazardly, it was laid out on a grid plan with broad streets and planned market areas.
It blends ancient Hindu town-planning ideas with Mughal and western influences, and its pink-painted facades are a hallmark.
It was inscribed as a cultural World Heritage Site in 2019. The Jantar Mantar observatory in the same city is a separate site.
Geography and key facts
- Founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II
- Grid-plan walled city
- Cultural World Heritage Site (2019)
- Jantar Mantar is a separate WHS (2010)
Why it matters for UPSC
Rajasthan's WHS: Jaipur City, Jantar Mantar, Hill Forts, Keoladeo NP. Jai Singh II also built observatories in Delhi, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi.
Note for UPSC
Cultural World Heritage Site, inscribed 2019 · Rajasthan.
UPSC asks about the state, the dynasty or period, and whether a site is cultural or natural.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Jaipur City yet.
Key facts
- Type
- World Heritage Site
- State / UT
- Rajasthan
- Heritage type
- Cultural
- Inscribed (UNESCO)
- 2019
- Coordinates
- 26.915°N, 75.820°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Indian Architecture and Temple Styles (map lesson)
- Performing Arts, Paintings and Heritage (map lesson)
- Hindu Temple Architecture: Nagara, Dravida and Vesara (map lesson)
- Indo-Islamic, Mughal and Colonial Architecture (map lesson)
- Mughal Culture: Architecture, Painting, Literature and Music (map lesson)
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