JAHAZ MAHAL

INTRODUCTION
LOCATION -
JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE -
INDO-ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
TIME LINE - around 1436-1439 (15th century). It's built by SULTAN GHIYAS-UD-DIN-
KHILJI.
DYNASTY-
KHILJI DYNASTY
BUILDING TYPE –
palace served as a harem (15000 WOMEN )

MATERIAL- STONE AND MOTAR

STRUCTURE –
• JAHAZ MAHAL IS 110 METERS IN LENGTH AND 15 METERS IN
WIDTH.
• JAHAZ MAHAL IS TWO STORIED ARCHITECTURE MARVEL .
• IT IS A RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE, 3 FEET TALL WITH TWO FLOORS AND THICK
WALLS.
 SURROUNDED BY POND WATER, IT GIVEN AN IMPRESSION AS A
FLOATING STRUCTURE ON WATER DUE TO WHICH IT HAS BEEN
NAMED AS JAHAZ MAHAL.
 HERE JAHAZ REFERS TO SHIP AND MAHAL REFERS TO PALACE.
 THE GROUND FLOOR IN JAHAZ MAHAL HAS 3 LARGE HALLS. ALL
THESE HALLS ARE CONNECTED BY CORRIDORS WHICH ENDS
WITH A ROOMS AT EITHER ENDS.
 EACH OF THESE 3 HALLS HAVE ATTACHED PAVILIONS AT THE
REAR, OVERLOOKING MUNJ TALAO.
 ALL THE PASSAGES, WINDOWS WERE DESIGNED WITH ARCHES
IN DIFFERENT DESIGNS. DIFFERENT COLOR COMBINATIONS
WERE USED IN FLOOR TILES THAT GIVEN AN IMPRESSION OF
ORNAMENTATION. TERRACE BEARS PAINTINGS OF FLORAL
MOTIFS.
  NUMEROUS PILLARS, ARCHES AND DETAILS, SUCH AS TILING OVER
THE ARCHES

JAHAZ MAHAL (SHIP PALACE), ROYAL ENCLAVE, MANDU, MADHYA PRADESH (MP)

TECHNIQUES
PASSIVE SOLAR ARCHITECTURE OR DESIGNING A BUILDING IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE EARTH PROCESSES AROUND IT SO THAT HEATING AND COOLING OCCUR
NATURALLY.

INCORPORATED PRINCIPLES SUCH AS

 SITE PLACEMENT,
 USE OF RAINWATER,
 DESIGN OF OPENING, AND IT HAS ALSO DONE SO WITH A MIX OF
PLAYFULNESS AND ELEGANCE.
 INSTEAD OF BEING AN 'ADD-ON', WIND AND WATER ARE WOVEN THROUGH
THE FABRIC OF JAHAZ MAHAL.

Water Filteration System at Jahaz Mahal

SPIRAL AQUEDUCT LEADING TO THE UPPER POOL, JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU

THE SINUOUS CHANNEL THAT CARRIES WATER FROM THE ROOF TO KAMAL KUND
IS REMARKABLE FOR ITS BEAUTY WITH A PURPOSE. IN ADDITION TO LOOKING
BEAUTIFUL, THE CURLICUES ALSO SLOW DOWN THE WATER ALLOWING FOR SOME
SUSPENDED SOLIDS TO SETTLE.
FROM THERE AQUEDUCTS TRANSFERRED THE WATER TO THE TWO SWIMMING POOLS AT THE
FAR END OF THE JAHAZ MAHAL.

ELEMENTS-
ENTRANCE
 JAHAZ MAHAL HAVE ENTRANCE FROM EAST WHERE THE MAIN
ENTRANCE HAS A RECESSED ARCH AND IS FLANKED ON EACH
SIDE BY 6 ARCHED OPENINGS PROTECTED BY A CONTINUOUS
OVERHANGING CORNICE HAVING SUPPORT OF STONE
BRACKETS.
MARBLE ARCHED ENTRANCE, EASTERN SIDE OF JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU, MADHYA PRADESH (MP)

A board flight of steps , probably

necessitated by the waterworks ,
takes one straight up to the terrace
from the Southern end .

ORNAMENTAL DOME, INSIDE JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU

POOLS

AREAS EXCLUSIVELY MEANT FOR FUN AND FROLIC. THERE ARE TWO BEAUTIFUL
POOLS ON THE ROOF AND THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE PALACE WITH PLENTY OF
SEATING – A PERFECT PLACE TO RELAX FROM THE HOT SUN. INCREDIBLY, BOTH
THE POOLS ARE FILLED WITH RAINWATER.
LOWER POOL OF JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU

The total storage capacity of this water tank is 30,000 litres.

UPPER SWIMMING POOL (KAMAL KUND), JAHAZ MAHAL, WITH KAPUR TALAO IN THE
BACKGROUND, MANDU

THIS CHANNEL CARRIED WATER TO KAMAL KUND

WATER FROM SURAJ TALAB WAS DRAWN UP TO JAHAJ MAHAL, PRESUMABLY TO

REPLENISH CHAMPA BAORI IN THE SUMMER MONTHS
VARIOUS CREATIVE DESIGN PATTERNS CAN BE OBSERVED IN LOOK
OF WATER TANKS (BAOLI)

GOLA BAORI

THE UJALA BAORI (LIT WELL) IS OPEN TO AIR AND WAS PROBABLY USED TO GET
DRINKING WATER.

TERRACE PAVILIONS
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SECTION

ELEVATION