Hawa Mahal

Hawa Mahal is also very famous as ¨The Palace of Breeze¨ or ¨The palace of the Winds¨. As the name suggests, the palace is very airy. There are a number of windows through which the soothing breeze passes.

The Hawa Mahal has made up of Pink Sandstone and is one of the Jaipur tourist places which is extremely loveable and enjoyable for the Visitors. If there is a plan to visit Jaipur, this place should not miss anyway.

Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh built this unique monument, Jal Mahal which is located at the BadiChoupad streets of Jaipur. The tourists are welcomed by the pigeons at this palace. Besides that, the architecture of this amazing heritage is very mesmerizing and it attracts a number of tourists from around the globe. It is one of the masterpieces of India.

The interesting fact about the Hawa Mahal is that it actually craves by hand that to stone by stone. All around the world, the architecture of this Palace can not compare with any of the other monuments. The shape of the window is also different from all other monuments. The window of this mahal is Honey-Combed in Shape.

History of Hawa Mahal

The Hawa Mahal looks so amazing and young but its history lies years ago. Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh had built this amazing monument in the year 1799. The basic attraction of this place is its Honey-comb shape window which is very popular as ¨Jharokhas¨.

There are a total of 953 Jharokhas in this splendid Mahal. The Jharokhas had specially made in such a way that it can let the breeze pass throughout and remain airy indeed.

The Hawa Mahal had actually built as an extension of the royal City Palace of Jaipur. There was a tradition that the women of the royal family. That nobody should be seen by the people. Hence they used these Jharokhas to participate in the royal possessions from a distance.

This popular Mahal of Jaipur must include in the JAIPUR TOUR PACKAGES without any doubt.