Jaipur, pembe şehir

Rajastan eyaletinin başkenti, 18. yüzyılda Hindistan’ın ilk planlı şehri olarak inşa edilmiş, Delhi ve Agra ile birlikte ‘Altın Üçgen’ diye anılan ziyaret yerlerinin noktalarından biri. İsmini Maharaja Jai Singh’ten alan bu şehrin pembe olarak anılması binaların Moğol döneminde kırmızı kumtaşının renginden esinlenilmesiyle pembeye boyanmasından geliyor. Jai’nin şehri, Şehir Sarayı, Rüzgarlı Saray, kendisi de astronom olan Raja’nın bu ilgisine borçlu astronomi merkezi Jantar Mantar ve şehrin...

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Jaipur, the Pink City

The capitol city of the state of Rajasthan, Jaipur was built in the 18th century as the first planned city of India: it is one of the most visited places in the tourist haunt called the “Golden Triangle,” along with Delhi and Agra. This place, named after Maharaja Jai Singh, is called the Pink City on the account of all buildings painted in pink, inspired by the color of sandstone used in the construction of the Babur buildings. Jai’s city is one of the most touristic places in India today...

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