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Hawa Mahal
The Palace of Winds, a honeycomb façade of pink sandstone windows rising above Jaipur's old city bazaar.
- Editor's score
- 4.7
- Visit
- 45 min
- Price
- €
About
Built in 1799 for Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, the five-storey screen is pierced by hundreds of small latticed windows that let the women of the court watch street processions without being seen. Behind the famous front lies a surprisingly shallow structure of courtyards and ramps, and the upper levels look out over the rooftops of the Pink City.
Best time to go: See the façade in early morning sun, ideally from one of the rooftop cafés across the street.
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