The book delves into the very heart of the city of Jaipur and its Architecture, exploring the most concealed details, which but a few visitors venture to: shopping galleries, courtyards, houses. The historical, urban and architectural approach to the historic center of the capital of Rajasthan holds many discoveries and happy surprises. The book challenges a number of received ideas about Jaipur’s layout and architecture, and posits a fresh perspective upon ornamentation. Fruit of a close collaboration between several eminent French and Indian architects and teachers, it synthesizes the research work accomplished over the past few years. About the Author Alain Borie is an architect, professor of architecture at the National School of Architecture of Paris­-Malaquais. Francoise Catalaa, a sculptor and former teacher of plastic teaching at the school of architecture of Paris-Malaquais. Remi Papillault is an architect from Paris School of Architecture with specialization on heritage building, PhD on urbanism from Paris Institute of Urbanism, PhD in theories of town planning from EHESS Paris. As a full professor Phd at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture of Toulouse.