Near 1720, Maharaja Jai Singh II decided to move his capital a few kilometers from Amber in a newly created city, Jaipur. The new capital is arranged into 9…
The old city was accessible through seven gates.
The original, old part of Jaipur is dubbed the "pink city" because all buildings in the old town are painted in an orange/pink color.
Today the inhabitants keep painting their city in pink in order to benefit from a tax rebate.