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Fast facts about Hawa Mahal in Jaipur
When it was built : 1799
By whom it was built: Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh
Nature of the building: Palace
History of Hawa Mahal in Jaipur
Popular as the palace of the winds, Hawa Mahal in Jaipur was originally built so that the women of the royal household can watch the din ad bustle of life and various processions of the city from the palace. This palace in Jaipur was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh so that women could satiate their curiosity and thirst of knowledge through the tiny windows and screened balconies. You will be impressed by the blend of Mughal and Rajputana architecture in this palace, which gradually radiates in golden light at sunset.
Features of Hawa Mahal in Jaipur
- Hawa Mahal in Jaipur was dedicated to Lord Krishna by Sawai Pratap Singh because the intricate exterior wall looks like a mukut (crown) that generally adorns Lord Krishna's head. You will find this wall overlooking one of the main streets and being sandwiched between more prosaic buildings.
- The building looks like a five-storied pyramid with small windows and screens attached with arched roofs. There are a number of pillars and passages in the backside while the front is decorated with intricate carving.
- The façade of the building was created in a way that the palace seems to be a screen than a palace. This screen is fifty-foot high but less than a foot in thickness which has 900 niches, semi-octagonal bays, carved sandstone grills, finials and domes.
- There are 953 sandstone windows known as 'Jharokhas'
- In the archaeological museum, there are fresco paintings and inlaid mirror works which were used to create a fantasy world of color and grandeur.
- The openings of the palace are partially blocked by fine latticework in lime plaster and with plain wooden windows.
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