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City wall of Jaipur

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Jaipur walled city gate, 1907.

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

History

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

Features

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

  • Chandpole
  • Surajpole
  • Ajmeri gate
  • New gate
  • Sanganeri gate
  • Ghat gate
  • Samrat gate
  • Zorawar Singh Gate
Sanganeri Gate

References

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