Our guide in Jaipur was D Singh who took us in the afternoon to the city palace built by Maharajah Sawai Man Singh II. The yellow local stone was painted pink by one of the Maharajah's to impress The Prince of Wales - Edward, who visited in 1853. Jaipur is known as the 'Pink City'.
The city is surrounded on three sides by mountains/hills and entrance to the city was originally protected by soldiers who lived in barracks on and carved into the hillside.
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