The glorious old city of Jaipur which is popularly known as the Pink City was the seat of the past rulers of Jaipur. Pink City was founded by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh in the year 1727 A.D. Pink City owes its existence to the efforts made by Jai Singh to move his capital from Amer to Jaipur. The place got its name after the walls and buildings were painted with the pink color following a scheduled visit of the Prince of Wales. It is believed that Maharaja wanted to give the place Mughal outlook, as their monuments were mainly built with red sandstone.

Tourist Attractions

Pink City is a great tourist place. The colorful monuments and medieval architecture give the entire place a very serene and soothing outlook. The place is provided with many monumental structures that depict the life style of the Maharajas of this place. The magnificient structures have a much refined kind of feelings associated with them. The main attractions of the Pink City are City Palace and Museum, Hawa Mahal and Jantar Mantar. There are many other important places and offices in the Pink City. The entire region is quite a developed one with the local population enjoying a modern life style.

City Over view

Jaipur in modern times comprises of the old city that is Pink City and many commercial areas all around the walled Pink City. The Pink City lies a little north of the Jaipur city centre. The area of Pink City is enclosed within massive walls that were built to protect the place from invasions. The wall girdles round the city and is discontinous at eleven gates which provide the access into the region. Pink City was designed according to architectural plans derived from the ancient hindu treatise Shilpa Shastra. The place is divided into nine rectangular sectors with sraight roads intersecting only at right angles. The main entry into the Pink City is from the southern end which is provided with five entry-points or the four gates in the southern wall. These gates are Ajmeri Gate, New Gate, Sanganeri Gate and Ghat Gate.

Neigbouring Regions

Pink City is neighboured by other prominent places of Jaipur which are Ashok Nagar, Adarsh Nagar and Bani Park. Some nearby attractions include Ram Niwas Garden, Central Museum and Nahargarh Fort.

Accessibility

• The walled Pink City of Jaipur is less than 3 kms from the Central Bus Stand and about 2 kms from Jaipur Centre. Bus services provide for the accessibility of the Pink     City and places with in.
• The Jaipur Railway Station is the nearest one to the Pink City. The railway station is about 3.5 kms away from the Pink City.
• The nearest airport to Pink City is Jaipur Airport which is about 11 kms away. Tonk Road and Jawaharlal Nehru Marg link the airport with that of the Pink City.
  

Areas Under Pink City

• Ramganj
• Ramchandra Colony
• Subhas Chowk
• Chandpol