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City wall of Jaipur

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Aerial view of Walled City
Jaipur walled city gate, 1907.

The Jaipur city wall is the city wall encircling the old Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India.

History[edit]

It was built in 1727 when the city was founded by Maharaja Jai Singh II.

Features[edit]

Zorawar Singh Gate

The wall is six meters high and three meters thick. There are seven gates in the wall. The gates are:

  • Chandpole
  • Surajpole
  • Ajmeri gate or Kishanpole
  • New gate or Nayapole
  • Sanganeri gate or Shivpole
  • Ghat gate or Rampole
  • Samrat gate or Brahma Pole
  • Zorawar Singh Gate or Dhruvpole
  • Gangapole
  • Chaar Darwaza
  • Singh Dwar

References[edit]

  • Building Jaipur: the making of an Indian city By Vibhuti Sachdev, Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson
  • Jaipur Municipal Corporation
  • Rajasthan Patrika Date 7/9/2020

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