The Hawa Mahal, or the Palace of Winds, is arguably Jaipur’s best-known monument. Despite its towering height and length, the Hawa Mahal looks like a light, airy structure which might blow away with the slightest wind.

Placed right in the middle of the bustling Johari Bazaar, near the Badi Chaupad (the big square), this reddish-pink building made of red sandstone is a constant reminder of Jaipur’s colourful history which refuses to just curl up and die.

Adjacent to the City Palace (where the family of the last Maharaja of Jaipur still lives) is the Hawa Mahal, built by Sawai Pratap Singh and designed by Lalchand Usta in 1799. ) . Out of its five floors, the top three are just a room deep while the lower floors are connected to rooms and courtyards. The Mahal is an enormous tapering structure with numerous arches, spires and a mind-boggling 953 latticed casements and small windows.





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Amazing, 10 out of 10 :yes:.

amazing

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very cool.

Here's one more cool pic. Its a pc by Cello Door and was originally posted by Suncity in the Indian forums.

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Am I surprised the Pakistani voted the 3 and under?

I like much more the deep red color of the building in the first pic, rather than its new cream-painted restoration shown in this pic
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Incredible architecture. almost deserves perfect score just for its uniqueness & detail. Had it been 3 times as tall. This stunning architecture would have looked Majestic & grand.

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Kewl!!
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amazing colors and details :eek: 10/10

Beautiful, but i think the other Jaipur monuments are even more impressive like Amber Fort and the Citypalace. I give Hawa Mahal a 9.

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I was there last winter,
very impressive city and building.
I miss India :-)
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Am I surprised the Pakistani voted the 3 and under?




Losers....What more can they do...when they dont have anything to boast of their own

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Not really my style but still pretty cool.

In the morning

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From a distance

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7/10... just my opinion.

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Losers....What more can they do...when they dont have anything to boast of their own


Well they destroyed whatever was their own, when they joined hands with invading moghuls, by fear or by greed... lol... Whole pakistan had wonderful busdhists, vedic/hindu, monuments..One I guess was extremely tall stupa built by Ashoka...All gone..

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It's... It's... Eee... I don't know. 4/10

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OMG:eek: Is it real!? 10/10

9. Very good. Regards.

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