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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox architect
| name = Vidyadhar Bhattacharya
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 1693
|death_date= 1751
| birth_place = [[Naihati]], [[Bengal]], India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[architect]], [[auditor]], [[Minister (government)|minister]]
|significant_projects=[[Jaipur]], [[City Palace, Jaipur]]
|significant_buildings= City Palace, Jaipur
}}
'''Vidyadhar Bhattacharya''' ({{lang-bn|বিদ্যাধর ভট্টাচার্য}}) (1693-1751) was the chief architect and city planner of [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="Jaipur history">{{cite web | url=http://jaipur.nic.in/profile.htm | title=Jaipur - The Pink City | access-date=5 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717033304/http://jaipur.nic.in/profile.htm | archive-date=17 July 2011 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> A [[Bengali people|Bengali]] architect, who hailed from [[Naihati]] of present-day [[West Bengal]], he was already working in the Amer state as Junior Auditor when approached by [[Jai Singh II|Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II]] in 1727 to build one of the earliest planned cities of India.<ref name="Jaipur history" /> 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.

== Vidyadhar Garden ==
The Vidyadhar Garden, located at Ghat ki Guni, near [[Galtaji]], was built in memory of Purohit Vidyadhar Bhattacharya.{{fact|date=July 2018}} Built in 1988, the garden was designed based on "Shilpa Shastra", the ancient book on Indian architecture that Vidyadhar Bhattacharya referred to while designing the pink city of Jaipur. Before the garden was built, the area, situated close to the Sisodia Garden, was believed to be a vineyard.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vidyadhar Garden Jaipur |url=https://www.jaipur.org.uk/gardens/vidyadhar-gardens.html |website=www.jaipur.org.uk}}</ref>

The garden, nestled in the lap of a valley in Jaipur, has crystal waters, tranquil lakes, flower beds and well maintained gardens. It offers a panoramic view of the city. The garden is the perfect combination of contemporary Hindu and Mughal styles with its beautiful sylvan lakes, terraced lawns, fountains and the majestic pavilions with lord Krishna's murals and paintings. The place is managed by the government of Rajasthan and was used to host private get-togethers, but now it is banned by the government of Rajasthan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tourist Places Jaipur Rajasthan |url=http://jaipur.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/jaipur/en/about-jaipur/tourist-places.html |website=Official Site of Jaipur |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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