Hawa Mahal historical place of india

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Hawa Mahal

(Place of winds and place of the bridge) visit place in Jaipur India, it is constructed of red and pink sandstone.

 The structure was built in 1799 by Maharaj  savai Pratap Singh. He was so inspired by the this unique structure it was designed by Lal Chand Ustad. its unique five story exterior is Akhil to honeycomb of a beahive with its 953 small Windows it's called "jharokhas" decorated with intricate latticework .

In 2006 renovation work at Mahal were undertaken. After a gape of 50 years, to give a face lift to the monument at an instrument cost of Rs 4568 million, the corporate sector land a hand to preserve a historical monument of Jaipur and the unit Trust of India.

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The place is located to south of Jaipur city at main road intersection called the Badi Chaupad Jaipur city is well connected by road rail and air with the rest of country.

It is particularly striking when viewed early in the morning lit with the golden light sunrise.

 Best architecture

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This place is a five storey pyramidal shaped monument that Rises 50 feet, the first third floors of the structure was width offer single room as seen from the is look like honeycomb with small portholes,each potholes miniature Windows and curved by sandstone grills. Lal Chand Ustad was an architect of this unit structure.

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