Hawa Mahal in Jaipur: Explore the windy architectural marvel

by Shakunt Resort Hospitality Consultant

Wind is one of the five elements of life. The nature’s true force, wind, blossoms the most exquisite life form - a delicate flower and holds the power to destroy the mightiest construction by humans. This article will tell the tale of one such architectural marvel based on wind and earned world-wide fame as Hawa Mahal. If you are willing to devote some travel time to visit this historic palace, then you must make a booking in one of the best budget luxury family hotel in Jaipur city.

The palace of wind aka Hawa Mahal is positioned in the heart of Rajasthan, Jaipur. The tale behind the inception of this historic monument goes centuries back, when a King’s rule was predominantly the way of governance. As per the ancient hindu traditions, women has partial participation in outside events, in a way that they do not invite direct exposure. This palace was built with a tall wall, architectured with maximum cross ventilation, and screen so that women could easily view the outside events/programs/events without actually being outside. The wonder fact is, the view from outside obstructs the visibility of people standing on the other side of the wall. Top luxury resort in Jaipur city have even drawn design inspiration from Hawa Mahal. The mahal is built of sandstone in the color texture of red and pink.

Reaching Jaipur is very convenient as the city is connected to all major transportation lines - road,railways, and even the air links (airport). Best budget hotel in Jaipur,offer cab services so that tourists can explore the city with ease. The most impressive fact that makes tour to the pink city (Jaipur) effortless, is it’s well connected and fast circulation of transportation system. The Hawa Mahal is located in the southern part of the city. If tourists or vacationers want to hire taxi service other than offered by the hotel, navigating to the palace would be a no brainer. Badi chaupar is the main and popular intersection of the road where the palace is located.

Hawa Mahal is an architectural marvel and hence inspire the photographers to capture the scenic beauty. In fact, the advent of smartphone technology, the art of photography is not limited to professionals anymore. The best way to shoot the beauty of the sandstone structure, is to capture the view at the dawn Top luxury hotels in Jaipur city proffer early car service). The early hours before the sunrise when the sky is dawned bright is the best time to capture the monument. Also, the care taking authorities direct the cleaning and maintenance in those hours - the gold dispersed through the first rays of sunlight magnifies the beauty of sandstone. On the technical part, the soft light conditions also add an impressive natural filter to the photographs.