- PALACE OF WINDS JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN EABHawa Mahal (The Palace of Winds) was builtin the year 1799 by ‘Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh’ grandson of ‘Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh’ who was the prime founder of the beautiful city of Jaipur Designed by ‘Lal Chand Ustad’ The original idea behind the lattice design was to allow royal ladies to observe everyday life and festivals celebrated in the street below without’ FACADE is like a being seen as they had to obey the strict rules of ‘purdah’ which forbid hhoneycomd them (o appear in public without covering their faces, structure This pyramid shaped monument is a palace which is five-story that rises to about 50 feet (15 m). ‘The interiors have rooms with different coloured marbles, relieved by gilding, while fountains give this unique facade a beautiful twist erected in the centre of the courtyard. F ‘The inner face on the back of the — structure has chambers built with pillars HAWA MAHAL is the tallest and corridors with very little buiding in the world withou a ornamentation, foundationThe Mahals culture and architectural heritage is a true reflection of a balanced fusion of Hindu Rajput Architecture and the Islamic Mughal Architecture. Red and Pink sand stone where major construction material. ‘The facade depicts 953 niches with delicately and intricately ‘Ventuxl Effect carved ‘jharokas’ (some even made up of wood) which gives the This architectural feature also proved fo be | “UCtUE a distinctive touch to the plan-Jooking rear sie of the beneficial in keeping the whole area more. SP. structure, pleasant in summers. The latticework also lets DOMES from mughal in cool breeze into the area, creating almost architecture an air-conditioning like effect. COURTYARDS FLUTED PILLARS [3 in the corridor. 6, FINIALS on the ag eS G4 =