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Jaipur (/ ˈ dʒ aɪ p ʊər / ⓘ; Hindi: [ˈdʒeəpʊɾ], also [ˈdʒəjpʊɾ]) is the capital and the largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. As of 2011 [update] , the city has a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country.
The revival of Jaipur blue pottery art owes a lot to the artist Kripal Singh Shekhawat. Seeing the dwindling interest in the art, and deplorable state of the artists, he made it his mission in reviving the art. He garnered the support of Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur and others to give a fillip to the dying art of Jaipur blue pottery.
The Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) is a multi-arts center located in the city of Jaipur, India. It was built by the Government of Rajasthan to preserve Rajasthani arts and crafts. [1] The center has eight blocks housing museums, an amphitheater, a closed auditorium, a library, art display rooms, a cafeteria, a small hostel, and an art studio.
Jaipur, Principal Street, c. 1875 Hawa Mahal, and the Principal Street of Jaipur, c. 1875 Jaipur, 1907. Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan state in India, was founded in 1727 by Maharaj Sawai Jai Singh II, [1] who ruled Jaipur State from 1699–1744. He consulted several books on architecture and architects before making the layout of Jaipur.
The earliest dated Shekhawati work includes the ‘Jaipur fresco’ work, which was employed before Jaipur’s foundation by craftsmen employed by Mughal rulers and in Amer. This involves thick layers of pigment being applied and worked onto a wet plaster surface. The pigment is often incised scraperboard-like with geometric and floral designs.
The capital city, Jaipur, also known as Pink City, is a very popular tourist destination place and it is a part of the Golden Triangle. The Walled City of Jaipur is only the second Indian city to be recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, [ 2 ] after Ahmedabad .
In 1728 Sawai Jai Singh (r. 1699–1743) transferred capital to Jaipur, where he established a sprawling complex devoted to the arts of the book. Sawai Jai Singh had a large collection of Mughal, Deccani and Rajasthani paintings and some Jaipur paintings of this period seems linked to art of Muhammad Shah era.
The Mughal and European architecture influenced indigenous Rajput styles of art and architecture. [1] [2] Rajput architecture continued well into the 20th and 21st centuries, as the rulers of the princely states of British India commissioned vast palaces and other buildings, such as the Albert Hall Museum, Lalgarh Palace, and Umaid Bhawan Palace.