JAIPUR

Jaipur is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It
was founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the
ruler of Amber, after whom the city has been named. The city today has a
population of 3.1 million. Jaipur is also known as Pink City and Paris of
India.

LOCATION

Jaipur was founded in the year 1727 AD and it was confined within
walls up to 1860, irrespective of population growth, since it had ample
scope for further settlements. The site selected for establishing the new
capital of Jaipur was a valley located south of Amber and the plains
beyond, a terrain that was the bed of a dried lake. There used to be
dense forest cover to the north and the east of the city.

Jaipur lies in the eastern part of Rajasthan. The east and west are
separated by the Aravalli divide.
The presence of a deity marked the reference point for the ruler’s abode
and the rest of the city. The name of the town was usually associated
with the political or religious center (with the Ambikeshwar temple in the
case of Amber and with Sawai Jai Singh in the case of Jaipur).
PLANNING

Jaipur has a linear type of layout, wherein there is one main street and
houses are arranged on either side. If population increases or more
houses are required, streets parallel to the first street and more cross
streets are added.
A main street runs from e-w and sub streets run either
perpendicular or parallel to it

CONCEPTUAL PLAN

It is a model of town planning- the first planned city in India. It is

based on Hindu systems of town planning and followed the
principles prescribed in the Shilpa-shastra. According to this
shastra the site should be divided into grids or mandalas ranging
from 2x 2 to 10 x 10. Planned according to the Prastara type of
layout, which gives prominence to the cardinal directions. Thus
plan of Jaipur is a grid of 3x3 with gridlines being the city’s main
streets.
 PLANNING LAYOUT OF WALLED CITY

PRESENT DAY JAIPUR

The walled city of Jaipur during the reign of Sawai jai Singh. The grid
iron pattern being followed being evident. The top portion towards the
center is the admin and market area. Rest are mainly residences of the
commons.
Jaipur’s road network follows a definite hierarchy. The major east-west
and north-south road ,form the sector boundaries and are called Rajmarg
as they lead to the city gates. These measure 33m. wide.
Next there is a network of 16.5m wide which runs north-south in each
sector linking the internal areas of the sectors to the major activity spine.
An orthogonal grid of 8.25mx4.00m roads in the prastara-chessboard
pattern further divide sectors into Mohalla’s.
PUBLIC SPACES

CHAUPAR - It’s a square that occurs at the intersection of east west

roads with three north south roads. Each chaupar is around 100m x
100m. Were used for public gathering on festive occasions.

BAZAARS - Originally only four bazaars were planned for the city.
These were later named as Johri bazaar, Sireh Deori Bazaar, Kishan
pole Bazaar & Gangori Bazaar.

Conceptual layout of
Chaupar

Section through Ram Bazaar

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERFACE

STREET COURTYARD ENTRANCE TO STREET

HAVELI COURTYARD