Which India city is also called the "pink city"?

Question

And why is it known as the pink city?

Answer 1

The city of Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan in Northern India. Just few kms from Delhi City.

Answer 2

Jaipur capital of North western Indian State Rajasthan is called Pink CIty. It got its name due to colour of Core City Buidling which Architecturally regulated to have only Pink (colour of most Indo Saracenic buildings). It shall be noted only Core city - city which was designed by the King has the colour inside a casion. Current city is too huge to compare with the ancient piece. Jaipur is around 200 Kms away from the Indian Capital New Delhi on SW part on NH 8. CIty is connected by rail, road as well as air To visit Jaipur Feb, Sep and Oct are best months. It is extreme in heat as well cold Summer Temp roses close to 50` C and in winter some time sub zero temp too happens

Answer 3

Most commonly known Pink City of india is Jaipur.

Jaipur also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Jaipur is also the capital of Jaipur District. Jaipur is the former capital of the princely state of Jaipur. The city was founded in 1728 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber. The population in 2003 was approximately 2.7 million.


The second Pink City is aurangabad in Bihar.

Aurangabad (pop. 118,052) is the district headquarters of the eponymous district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated on the Grand Trunk Road, a road built by Sher Shah Suri about 450 years back. The people of this region primarily speak Bhojpuri (spoken by more than 200 million worldwide including more than 10 countries spanning 4 continents), though there are also sizeable Magahi speakers. The Magadh region was one of the oldest and strongest empires of the world in the Ancient period and its boundaries (600-250 BC) spread across to parts of the (now present) countries of Burma, Pakistan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh, apart from India. This was the region about Megasthenes (3rd Century BC), a Greek writer, traveller and scholar wrote with much awe and inspiration about his empire and the people.

In 2006, the town authorities decided to take action about the problems and ordered. The town has been represented in Lok Sabha by one of the most prominent families of bihar which includes a senior minister and no 2 in the State's first government and a Chief Minister and a former Police Commissioner in subsequent elections. that the town be painted pink. The aim of this is to encourage fraternal feelings.

Answer 4

Jaipur is known as the "Pink City".

Jaipur was color washed pink to create an impression of red sandstone buildings of mughal cities. The current color which is more red than pink was painted in 1876, during the visit of Prince of Wales.

Answer 5

Jaipur...because it is primarily pink... it was founded in 1727 AD by one of the greatest rulers of the Kachhawaha clan, the astronomer king Sawai Jai Singh. The pink color was used at the time of making to create an impression of red sandstone buildings of Mughal cities - and repainted in 1876, during the visit of the Prince of Wales.

Answer 6

JAIPUR!! The pink color was used at the time of making to create an impression of red sandstone buildings of Mughal cities, hence the 'pink city'.

Lookat Hawa Mahal

Answer 7

Jaipur's colourful facades were allegedly painted pink, a colour representing hospitality, to commemorate the visit to the city, in 1976, of HRH Prince of Wales.

Answer 8

Jaipur

Answer 9

Jaipur

Answer 10

Jaipur