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Jaipur 1895–2017 7 photos of this spot

7 photographs taken at the same spot in Jaipur, spanning 1895–2017 — 6 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

This 1895 photograph looks along a Jaipur street toward the Hawa Mahal, the ornately screened palace facade built in 1799 so that women of the royal household could observe street life unseen.

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EU: Uitzicht op straat met het Paleis der Winden (Hawa Mahal) (1895), Jaipur, 1895

EU: Uitzicht op straat met het Paleis der Winden (Hawa Mahal) (1895) 1895 This 1895 photograph looks along a Jaipur street toward the Hawa Mahal, the ornately screened palace facade built in 1799 so that women of the royal household could observe street life unseen.

EU: Fearless of harm - multitudes of pigeons in the streets of Jaipur, India (1900), Jaipur, 1900

EU: Fearless of harm - multitudes of pigeons in the streets of Jaipur, India (1900) 1900 Pigeons crowd a street in Jaipur in this 1900 photograph, a common sight in the Indian city where the birds were traditionally fed and left undisturbed by residents.

EU: An Oriental omnibus - elephant with its load of passengers at the palace gate, Jaipur, India (1900), Jaipur, 1900

EU: An Oriental omnibus - elephant with its load of passengers at the palace gate, Jaipur, India (1900) 1900 An elephant carries passengers past a palace gate in Jaipur in this 1900 photograph, a mode of transport once used for both ceremonial processions and everyday travel in the Rajasthani city.

Jaipur cityscape, early 20th century (1901), Jaipur, 1901

Jaipur cityscape, early 20th century (1901) 1901 A cityscape of Jaipur, India, captured in the early twentieth century. Founded in 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, Jaipur became known as the 'Pink City' for the terracotta-colored wash applied to its old town buildings.

EU: Fort Amber (1939) 1939 Amber Fort, the hilltop fortress-palace overlooking Jaipur built by the city's Rajput rulers, photographed by a European traveler in 1939 during a tour of northern India.

EU: Kenotaph in Jaipur (1939), Jaipur, 1939

EU: Kenotaph in Jaipur (1939) 1939 A royal cenotaph in Jaipur photographed in 1939; such chhatri memorials commemorate the city's Maharajas and are found throughout Rajasthan.

Jaipur, India (Unsplash) 2017 A 2017 photograph of Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, India, known for its distinctive pink-hued old city and Rajput-era architecture.