Jaipur, called the Pink city because most of its buildings are of pink sandstone, was chosen by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II (1693-1743) for his capital.The pink sandstones and marbles makes it a most striking capital of desert srate of Rajasthan and all , major tourist attraction..

Rugged hills,crowned with forts and embattled walls makes the city more fascinating and royal. Wandering around there is really wondering and exciting.The whole city was painted pink on the arrival of prince of wales and later Edward VII, visited Jaipur in 1876. Today, every home within the old city is obliged by law to maintain this facade. Fabulous, tall houses with latticed windows line the narrow streets of the old city, their rose pink colour lending enchantment to a scene which is almost magical at sunset. The city, which is very well planned, is laid out in a grid pattern.

 It was designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, a young Bengali engineer and scholar who formalised the city's planes on the ancient art of Shilpa Shastra and tempered it with the sublimity of the Mughal and Jain influences of those times.These palaces and forts of yesteryears, which were witness to royal processions and splendour, are now living monuments. Jaipur was, and remains, the only city in the world symbolising the nine divisions of the universe through the nine rectangular sectors the city is divided into. Jaipur is a royal city and this is its most noticeable aspect - even small buildings and the manner of celebrating festivals testify to it. Jaipur and its surroundings are quite like an endless museum. The city also offers an endless variety of crafts. Jewellers here still fashion the beautiful enamel-on-gold pendants, studded on the reverse with precious stones or pearls and turquoise, that one sees in miniature paintings. Jaipur's lacquer bangles are also famous all over the world.