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Jaipur City, Rajasthan

Jaipur City, Rajasthan
The walled city of Jaipur, in India’s north-western state of Rajasthan was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II. Unlike other cities in the region located in hilly terrain, Jaipur was established on the plain and built according to a grid plan interpreted in the light of Vedic architecture. The streets feature continuous colonnaded businesses that intersect in the centre, creating large public squares called chaupars. Markets, shops, residences and temples built along the main streets have uniform facades. The city's urban planning shows an exchange of ideas from ancient Hindu and early modern Mughal as well as Western cultures. The grid plan is a model that prevails in the West, while the organization of the different city sectors (chowkris) refers to traditional Hindu concepts. Designed to be a commercial capital, the city has maintained its local commercial, artisanal and cooperative traditions to this day.

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Cité de Jaipur, Rajasthan
La ville fortifiée de Jaipur, située dans l’État du Rajasthan, au nord-ouest de l’Inde, a été fondée en 1727 par Sawai Jai Singh II. Contrairement à d’autres villes de la région situées en terrains vallonnés, Jaipur fut implantée en plaine et construite selon un plan quadrillé interprété à la lumière de l’architecture védique. Les rues sont bordées d’une ligne continue de commerces à colonnades qui se croisent au centre, créant de grandes places publiques appelées chaupars. Les marchés, magasins, résidences et temples construits le long des rues principales présentent des façades uniformes. L’urbanisme de la ville montre un échange d’idées issues des cultures hindoue ancienne, moghole moderne et occidentale. Le plan quadrillé est un modèle qui prévaut à l’ouest, tandis que l’organisation des différents secteurs de la ville (chowkris) fait référence aux concepts traditionnels hindous. Conçue pour être une capitale marchande, la ville a maintenu jusqu’à aujourd’hui ses traditions locales commerciales, artisanales et coopératives.

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Courtyard of Rajasthan School of Arts as seen from the main entrance, Kishanpol Bazaar, jaipur Walled city. © DRONAH