Hawa Mahal Travel

We take you to one of the most amazing architectural grandeur of ancient India - The 'Hawa Mahal' or the Palace of Wind. This amazing palace is situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan.

A Hawa Mahal travel will take you to this five storey building of remarkable architecture and a spectacular example of the Rajput style of architecture. It is made of red and pink sand stone, beautifully outlined with white borders and motifs done (painted) with quick lime. With our Hawa Mahal travel you can get a spectacular view of the Jaipur city from the Hawa Mahal itself. It is believed that the Hawa Mahal was originally conceived with the aim of enabling ladies of the royal household to watch the everyday life and royal processions in the city without being seen.

With our Hawa Mahal Travel you can relish the true way of living of the ancient Indian Royals. While looking at the Hawa Mahal from the road below, the structure looks more like a delicate screen than a palace. This amazing five-story, pyramidal structure has 953 small casements. Each one of them has tiny lattice worked (Jali) windows (pink in color), small balconies and arched roofs with hanging cornices, elegantly modeled, engraved and carved. These small windows were meant for air circulation during the summers, so that the palace remained cool. It is interesting to note that the pyramidal outline is even throughout and repetition of motifs has been done to enhance its beauty.

The main entrance for the Hawa Mahal travel is from the City Palace side, through a door that opens into a spacious courtyard. This courtyard has a double storeyed building on three sides. A small archeological museum is housed here. There are only the ramps to reach the upper floors of the Hawa Mahal, and not the usual stairs. The best time to explore the beauty by your Hawa Mahal travel is sunrise when sunlight pierces the latticed windows giving it a wonderful glow.