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20200504 Jaipur - Royal capital of India | JOEJOURNEYS |

Jaipur is often called the Pink City in reference to its distinctly colored buildings, which were originally painted this colour to imitate the red sandstone architecture of Maugham cities. Jaipur is the largest city in Rajasthan and was built in the eighteenth century by Sawai Jai Singh as India‘s first planned city. Visit the sprawling City Palace, a superb marriage of the Rajput and Mughal styles of architecture. The seven-storied Chandra Mahal (Moon Palace) is a sprawling complex with multiple courtyards, public buildings, astronomical observatory and zenana mahals (harems). From the City Palace, you enter the extraordinary “Jantar Mantar”, the astronomical observatory built by Raja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1827. Roughly translated the name means “The Formula of Instruments”. This is one of five observatories he built in northern India. Amber Fort, the former capital of royal Jaipur. Few fail to be moved by the dramatic Rajput grandeur of this hilltop fortress-palace 11 km north of Jaipur. Set on the dry wrinkled Aravalli Hills and surrounded by fortified battlements, the palace straddles two tundra hills overlooking Maota Lake and its sprawling crenellated walls lattice the surrounding hills. History of this architectural masterpiece with its mirror-studded alcoves, dazzling mosaics and water-cooled swings that delight today’s visitors as they did their former royal residents. _______________________________________ WEB https://www.joejourneys.com FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/joejourneys INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/joejourneys TWITTER https://twitter.com/joejourneys _______________________________________ MUSIC DESCENDANTS Esme Cruz MAHARADJAN WISHES Jhukane Bada SNAKE CHARMER Magnus Ringblom INTERNATIONALPASSPORT Magnus Ringblom Source: http://www.epidemicsound.com/ _______________________________________ CAMERAS AND EQUIPMENT • Amazon.co.uk - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/joejourneys • Sony A7 II - http://amzn.to/2r8TJ6A • Sony SEL1635Z E Mount Full Frame Lens - http://amzn.to/2rPAXDa •DJI Ronin-SC Stabiliser 3-Axis Gimbal - https://amzn.to/2LcjVdS • RØDE Wireless Go Compact Wireless Microphone System - https://amzn.to/2LdZjBZ • GoPro Hero 5 - https://amzn.to/2ze3lqb