Jaipur, India

[Alia]

The whole town of Jaipur was supposedly painted pink to provide a hospitable welcome to a high British official in the mid 19th century. Most of the buildings are still pink, explaining it's title of 'pink city'. The star attractions are the Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), which is a facade from which women of the court could watch the going-on's of the street below without being seen; the City Palace with the Jantar Mantar, a large, spread out observatory; and the Amber Palace, located on a nearby hill.


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The Palace of the Winds (Hawa Mahal) Facade


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Looking down onto the street below from one of Hawa Mahal's main windows


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One of the windows of Hawa Mahal from the inside


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Hawa Mahal Facade from inside

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Jal Mahal Palace, located in the middle of a lake

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From one of the highest points of the Jantar Mantar observatory. The fortification on the distant hill is Ambar Fort

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The Birla Temple, built of white marble

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A busy intersection. The Palace of the Winds is at the top right

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The City Palace

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On an elephant on the way up to Ambar Palace. It's well worth it to take the elephant


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The intricate entrance to Ambar Palace

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An airy hallway at Ambar Palace

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A hallway at City Palace

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Look at this beautiful screen made out of one piece of stone

[SHAYAN]

Nyx
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Beautiful Sharing

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very nice..

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