y palace, Jaipur Introduction Architectural style - Combination of Rajpunt, Mughal and European influence. The history of the city palace is closely linked with the history of Jaipur city and its rulers, starting with Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh who ruled from 1699 to 1744. He is credited with initiating construction of the city complex by building the outer wall of the complex spreading over many acres. Initially, he ruled from his capital at Amber, which lies at a distance of 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur. He shifted his capital from Amber to Jaipur in 1727 because of an increase in population and increasing water shortage. Scanned with CamScannerTexture and Pattern The gates are the Northeast Peacock Gate with motifs of peacocks on the doorway representing autumn and dedicated Lord Vishnu the Southeast Lotus Gate with continual flower and petal pattern suggestive of summer season and dedicated to Lord Shiva-Parvati the Northwest Green Gate, also called the Leheriya ,meaning is waves gate, in green colour suggestive of spring and dedicated to Lord Ganesha, and lastly, the Southwest Rose Gate with repeated flower pattern representing winter season and dedicated to Goddess Devi. Scanned with CamScannerIt has multiple cusped arches supported by marble columns and a beautifully painted plaster ceiling. Rang Mahal (alternatively called Shobha Niwas) with coloured glasswork, then Chhavi Niwas with its blue and white decorations. ie Si ae } i = |! A Ai all f ! Jalis In a jalis ,geometric shapes are present And this jalis have arch shape that why jalis looks Attractive. Jalis shadow different and attractive. Scanned with CamScannerArches Arches richly decorated in the contemporary architectural styles prevalent at that time. Jalis windows in form of arches. Jalis windows or darbar arches are use repeating manner. At the entrance point also use arch for aesthetic purpose. Proportion The facade of the Mubarak Mahal has a hanging balcony and is identical on all four sides, the intricate carving in white andhi marble and beige stone giving it the illusion of delicate decoupage. Proportion describes the relationship between two things of different sizes. Proportion of openings in the building. Scanned with CamScanner