CITY : AJMER

ALLIED DESIGN
NAME :PRANALI SHEWALE 18AR68
AJMER
Physical and Climatological
• Situated on the foothills of Aravalli range at an altitude of 486 m.
• city is generally sloping down from north to south
• It is situated in a valley, rather than a basin which, it is said , was once the bed of Sagarmati river.
This valley is surrounded by hills; the town is built at the base and at the longer slope of Taragarh
hills.
• city exted between taraghrah and madar hills .
• Interwoven vallies create their own micro winds . It enjoys one of the most moderate climates in
the state.
• major wind channel I on the north side of anasagar.
• Mean daily temp varies from 27 c to 40 c during summer and 8c to 23 c during winter.
• Avg annual rainfall is 50 cm

Factors Governing The urban Form

Hills - mahavir , madar and taragarh
Lake - anasagar
Railway track

The urban form, growth intensity have been inuenced by the above factors. The city sprawls north
south and areas across the railway track remained under developed.
anasagar
lake

lake

ajmer during mughal period : ajmer during early BRITISH period : ajmer during BRITISH period
• Akbar -1558 • 1818-1857
1868 – govt college
Daulat khana • Military ofcers added market, streets and
• muncipal committe established
City wall localities. Four reservoirs were built.
• 1875 – Mayo college
Dargah bazaar • Comparative peace and security • 1870-85-
Akbari masjid to Dargah attracted business community ( Jains and Jail and court buildings
vaishnavs) mostly banking services . Five Hospital in Naya bazaar
• Jehangir -1605 temples were built. • 1879 – railway workshop
Daulat Bagh • 1864 – telegraph • 1884 – railway general office
Palaces • 1870 – railways Came to Ajmer
Bisal taal Since then railway colony started developing

• Shah Jehan -1637

Baradaries-Anasagar
Shah Jehan bagh
Jama Masjid analysis :
Mausolem- Dargah
Aurangzeb – Fought wars which damaged
• during mughal period most of the development
Taragarh Fort and Bisal taal
happen near anasagar lake
• after that development happen in north
and south .
• because of lake and the mountains range
city develop in radial form
 streetscape
• HISTORICAL – entrances and focal are highlighted.

• ORGANIC STREETS – evolved in all main bazaars

• MAJOR MOTORABLE SPINE – major institutions located

around it

focus point :
The hills on all sides crowned with beautiful
structures .
• Anasagar with Shah jehan pavilion and
Daulatbagh
• Dargah – the hub of all activities
• Grouping of imp buildings – kutchery ,
arya samaj structures , Naya bazaar

analysis :major important structures are at

centre of the city .this structures are allign in
north south direction because of hills

old city :
• zig zag pattern street pattern
• narrow winding
• ajmer is small town and concentrated
high population
• function efciently as pedestrian city
• Tongas and tempos create chaos in city

analysis : city develop organically because

of this street patterns are not dene
narrow street section
walled today
Low rate of growth since
independence has attributed to
limited scope of economic activities.
Ajmer being an important railway
and regional transport centre has Industrial Area
become a predominantly After the arrival of railways in Ajmer railway workshop
commercial and service town. and grinding machine tools were established.

The established Indian traders along with railways

made Ajmer to shape into a major industrial town.

analysis :
residential areas and commercial areas are formed
because railways and the main core city which
developed earlier .

Residential Areas
• Very high density –
walled city & adjoining areas
• Medium density –
Hathi Bhata, Barhmapuri, Kaisarganj
• Low density –
railway colonies
Kutchi busti