Vidyadhar Bhattacharya | |
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Born | 1693 |
Died | 1751 |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | architect, auditor, minister |
Buildings | City Palace, Jaipur |
Projects | Jaipur, City Palace, Jaipur |
Vidyadhar Bhattacharya (Bengali: বিদ্যাধর ভট্টাচার্য) (1693-1751) was the chief architect and city planner of Jaipur, Rajasthan.[1] originally a Gaur Brahmin who hailed from Naihati of present-day West Bengal,[2] and was already working in the Amber state as Junior Auditor when approached by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1727 to build one of the earliest planned cities of India.[1] City Palace, a newer addition to palace complex, was designed by Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. He used principles of Shilpa Shastra and Vaastu Shastra to create a grid-based model of city.