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    Geography of Jaipur

    Location: 26 92' N 75 82 E
    Altitude: 431 m above sea level

    Jaipur is one of the first planned cities of India.


    It situated in the foot hills of Aravali range.
    Total length of Jaipur from East to West is about 60 km
    and total width from North to South is about 75 Km
    Very close to Jaipur, there is a single natural lake
    named Sambhar lake, the water of which is salty and is
    the largest source of good quality salt in India.

    Climate of Jaipur
    The summer in Jaipur are very hot while winters are
    extremely cold.
    Temperature:
    Summer: 45C max. 25Cmin.
    Winter: 22C max. 05C min.
    The minimum temperature as low as -2.2 C was
    recorded on 16th January, 1964 and 31st January,
    1905.

    JAL
    IS

    SECTION
    VENTURI

    Allows diffused
    light to enter
    minimising the heat
    gain.
    Also minimises the
    entry of dust

    COLLONAD
    ES
    AND
    CORRIDORS

    CHAJ
    JA

    ABHANERI, 95KMS FROM


    JAIPUR

    WATER

    Hot air

    cool air

    Heat transferred
    to water body

    JAL MAHAL

    INTRODUCTION

    Hawa Mahal is the most popular


    monument of Jaipur, located in the
    Tripolia Bazaar in the west of GPO.
    It is also known as "The Palace of
    Winds" and was built in 1799 A.D by
    Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh (grand
    son of Sawai Jai Singh and son of
    Sawai Madhoo Singh).
    Sawai Pratap Singh was a great
    devotee of Lord Krishna and he
    dedicated this mahal to the Lord.
    The exterior wall of Hawa Mahal
    looks like a mukut (crown), which
    adorns Lord Krishna's head.
    The hawa mahal is the extension to
    the Zenana Quarters and the main
    motive behind the making of Hawa
    Mahal was to enable ladies of the
    royal household to watch the
    everyday life and royal processions
    of the city.

    ARCHITECTURE

    Lal Chand Usta was the architect of


    the Hawa Mahal.

    Constructed in pink sandstone, Hawa


    Mahal is intricately carved and
    bordered with white motives.

    Motifs and carvings designed on the


    walls of the Hawa Mahal are proof
    of the efforts, dedication and
    skillfulness of the artists of that
    period.

    This five-story, pyramid-shaped


    structure endorses 953 small
    peepholes.

    Each peephole has tiny lattice


    worked (jali) pink windows and
    arched roofs with hanging cornices.

    architecture

    Hawa Mahal is famous for its


    windows or 'Jharokhas' which
    enable free circulation of air
    within the structure

    The uppermost three stories are


    just a single room thick but at the
    base are two courtyards.

    It is a fifty-foot high thin shield,


    less than a foot in thickness, but has
    over 900 niches and a mass of semioctagonal bays, carved sandstone
    grills.

    The pyramidal outline of the


    structure has one characteristic
    feature of architecture - symmetry,
    and, as in Jain temples, uses
    repetition of motifs to great
    enhancement of beauty and looks.

    INTERIORS

    The interiors of Hawa Mahal are


    stark and plain with a mass of pillars
    and passages that lead to the top
    storey.

    The upper floors are reached


    through a ramp rather than the
    regular stairs, a device to facilitate
    movement of palanquins carried by
    servants which is a less tiresome
    way.

    STRUCTURE

    The entrance of Hawa Mahal is


    beautifully adorned with a stately
    door that opens into a spacious
    courtyard.

    The entrance to Hawa Mahal is from


    City Palace side.

    The beautifully carved doors open


    into the courtyard of Hawa Mahal,
    surrounded by double storeyed
    building on three sides.

    The exotic monument also boosts an


    archeological museum.

    Only the eastern wing has three


    more storeys above, which are just a
    single room thick. No regular stairs
    to reach the upper floors, but only
    ramps.

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