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3.1 About jodhpur city

Map of jodhpur Jodhpur is second largest city of Rajasthan state. The Jodhpur city was founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the kingdom of Marwar, which is now part of Rajasthan. Jodhpur is A popular tourist destination, featuring many palaces, forts and temples. Jodhpur city attracts number of thousand tourists every year from all over because of the its art and culture. This city is acknowledged as the Sun city because it enjoys the bright and sunny weather all around the year. Jodhpur is also known as ’Blue city' as the houses are blue-painted in the old area of the city.

3.1.1 Architecture of jodhpur Jodhpur is a prominent city of Rajasthan and is a reservoir of magnificent palaces and majestic forts. Architecture of Jodhpur consists of historical monuments like Umaid Bhawan Palace, Mehrangarh Fort and the Jaswant Thada. Red sandstone carving, jharokha and stone jali can be seen in Jodhpur city everywhere.

Mehrangarh fort Ashok Kumar- 201503101710056

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