City wall of Jaipur

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File:1907 Chanpori Gate.jpg
Jaipur walled city gate, 1907.

The Jaipur city wall is the city wall encircling the old Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India. It was built in 1727 when the city was founded by Maharaja Jai Singh II.The wall is six meters high and three meters thick. There are seven gates in the wall.The gates are:

  • Chandpole
  • Surajpole
  • Ajmeri gate
  • New gate
  • Sanganeri gate
  • Ghat gate
  • Samrat gate
  • Zorawar Singh Gate

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