Jaipur is known as the pink city of India . Why ? Give its essential reason .
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Due to an increase in population and the need for water and other resources to satisfy his growing city’s demands, a Rajput king named Maharajah Sawai Jai Singh II, moved his capital, Amer, 11 kilometers south in the early 18th century. This place is now known as Jaipur (literally translated as the city of Jai).
Located in the Northern part of India and southwest of the capital New Delhi, Jaipur is the capital and the largest city in the state of Rajasthan. The region is a strategic economic area on the trade route from China to Europe.
Being a formidable warrior, Jai Singh the II was not plagued with the trouble of constantly worrying about threats from adversaries. He had the luxury to embolden his interests in mathematics and science. With advice from a famed Brahmin scholar, Jaipur became the first planned city in India. In adherence to the principles of Vastu Shastra, the traditional Hindu system of architecture, four years later, infrastructure for water and other public utilities, roads, major palaces, markets, squares, fortification walls, and gates were built. Due to his fascination with the stars and heavenly bodies, Jai Singh also constructed multiple architectural instruments solely dedicated to astronomy. It became a city of skilled craftsmen. Most prominent are the jewelers and stonecutters (under the patronage of the Maharajah) who made Jaipur known, even to this day, as a hub for the gem and jewelry industry. At the time of the city’s completion, Jaipur displayed some of the best and, probably, most advanced infrastructures in India.
Since the region is rich in sandstone, most of the buildings in place already had a pinkish hue. But let’s get to the point.
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