My UNESCO World Heritage Postcards: India

"The fortified city of Jaipur, in India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan was founded in 1727 by Sawai Jai Singh II. Unlike other cities in the region located in hilly terrain, Jaipur was established on the plain and built according to a grid plan interpreted in the light of Vedic architecture. The streets feature continuous colonnaded businesses that intersect in the centre, creating large public squares called chaupars. Markets, stalls, residences and temples built along the main streets have uniform facades. The city's urban planning shows an exchange of ideas from ancient Hindu and modern Mughal as well as Western cultures. The grid plan is a model that prevails in the West, while the organization of the different districts refers to traditional Hindu concepts. Designed to be a commercial capital, the city has maintained its local commercial, artisanal and cooperative traditions to this day."

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1A - Hawa Mahal
Awesome facade of Palace of the Winds - Hawal Mahal - in the pink city of Jaipur, India. Visited this famous site and mailed this postcard from Jaipur, India in November 2016.

Postcard 1B - Hawa-Mahal

Vertical view postcard of Palace of the Winds - Hawa Mahal, Jaipur downtown

Postcard 2 - Jaipur City Multi-vew

Ajmeri Gate to pink city of Jaipur in bottom middle - with Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, City Palace (and Amber Fort, Birla Temple)

Postcard 3A - City Palace Multi-view

Different views of City Palace in Jaipur City. I enjoyed the tour in City Palace because it was flat, not up and down the hill slope as Amber Fort and other forts in Rajasthan.

Postcard 3B - City Palace

Interior view of City Palace, Jaipur

Postcard 3C - City Palace

Different door entrances including Peacock Entrance, City Palace, Jaipur

Postcard 3D - City Palace

Very pink color of City Palace, Jaipur

Postcard 3E - City Palace - Mubarak Mahal

Mubarak Mahal This is located in the first courtyard of City Palace. This Mahal was built by Maharaja Madho Singh II in the late 19th Century.

Postcard 4A - Jal Mahal

Jal Mahal or Water Palace build in Rajput style, outside Jaipur city center. My tour bus stopped for a photograph session at this beautiful palace on a lake.