History of
Architecture
Rajput Architecture
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Ar. Minakshi singh Udita Choudhary
Ar. Raina Garg II year IV Sem
Rajput Architecture
INDIGINOUS TRADITION OF RELIGIOUS
ARCHITECTURE IN NORTH INDIA HAD BEEN
CRUSHED WITH THE DOMISE OF THEIR
MOUMENTS AND THE IMMPERMENT OF THEIR
CRAFTSMEN INTO THE SERVICE OF MUSLIM
SEVRAL RAJPUT CLANS IN FOURTEEN
CENTURY TRIED TO PROMOT HINDU REVIVAL
AND RECONSTRUCTION IN VARIED QUALITY
GWALIOR MANSINSH PALACE
LYING DIRECTLY ON THE MAIN ROUTE FROM N.S IS THE GATEWAY TO CENTRAL INDIA
MANSINGH’S PALACE-
ERECTED BY MAHARAJA MANSINGH(1486-1546).
FACADES RETAIN RICH BLUE,WHITE AND YELLOW TILE WORK IN THE CONTEXT IN
CORPARATING ELEMENTS DRAWN FROM BOTH THE NATURE TRABEATED AND IMPORTED
ARCUATE TRADITIONS CARVED IN RELATIVELY HIGH RELIEF FROM FINE MASONRY.
EXTERNAL GATEWAYS CALLED ELEPHANT GATE ,ATTACHED TO THE EXTERIOR.
THE MAIN DOOR WAY WAS PROTECTED BY TWO ROUND BASTIONS, ITS APPROACHIS
THROUGH ARCHWAY A GUARDROOM ABOVE WITH A PROJECTING BALCONY AND
OVERALL AN OPEN BALUSTRADE.
INTERIOR
RICHLY DECORATED BY MEANS OF MOULDED FORMS AND COLOURED GLAZE.
ROYAL QUARTERS OCCUPY 150’X120’ ON GROUND FLOOR 40COURTS AND CHAMBERS.
MAIN BODAY IS TWO STORIES.
EAST FACE AGAINST THE RETAINING WALL HAS TWO ADDITIONAL UNDER GROUND
APARTMENTS.
THE ROOF OF THE MAIN WESTERN HALL HAS BEEN DONE PRAGMATICALLY BY LAYING
LARGE SLABS OF STONE.
GWALIOR MANSINGH PALACE
Plan of
mansingh
palace
INTERIOR OF MANSINGH PALACE
AMBER
RAJ MAHAL- MAN SINGH (1592-1615).
SOHAG MANDIR (ABOVE): MARBLE SCREENS THROUGH WHICH
LADIES OF THE COURT COULD OBSERVE THE ACTIVITIES BELOW.
THIRD COURT OCCUPIED FORMAL GARDEN WITH PAIRLLION ON TWO
SIDES.
SUCH NIVAS: APARTMENT(WEST).
JAI MANDIR: ON THE LOWER LEVEL-SERVED AS A HALL OF PRIVATE
AUDIENCE ARCADE VERANDAH ON THREE SIDES.
JAS MANDIR: UPPER LEVEL MAHARAJA’S PRIVATE APARTMENT
COVERED WITH OCTAGONAL DOMES AND CENTERAL CURVED VAULT.
BROAD RAMP ASCENDS FROM THE MAIN ROAD YO THE OUTER MOST
COURT.
JALEB CHOWK ON THE NORTH SIDE.
o COURT IS SURROUNDED BY GUARDS QUARTERS AND ADMIN OFFICE.
o ENTERED FROM THE EAST THROUGH THE SURAJ POL ‘SUNGATE’ WITH
LOFTY ARCH FLANKED BY JHAROKHAS.
o A FLIGHT OF STEP IN S-W CORNER LEADS TO THE SINGH POL OR LION
GATE.
o SHILA DEVI TEMPLE: BEHIND AND BENEATH THE STEPS.
o DIWAN-I-AAM AAPPROACHED THROUGH SINGHPOL.
o GANESH PAL (BELOW): GIVES ACCESS TO THE PRIVATE APARTMENTS.
Amber palace
Plan Of
Amber
Palace
INTERIOR OF AMBER PALACE
Datia
Bir Singh Palace
IT WAS BUILT IN 1620 BY KING BIR SINGH DEO AFTER WHOM THE PALACE IS NAMED.
LOCALLY, THE PALACE IS ALSO KNOWN AS GOVIND MANDIR
ERECTED ON A ROCKY RIDGE, THE BIR SINGH PALACE HAS FIVE STORIES VISIBLE. A
CENTRAL DOME RISING TO 35M CAPS THE PALACE. THERE ARE MANY UNDERGROUND
CHAMBERS EXCAVATED IN THE ROCK BUT THEY REMAIN HIDDEN FROM VIEW.
SUITES OF UNDERGROUND ROOMS HEWN FROM SOLID BEDROCK ON A SERIES OF
DIFFERENT LEVELS PROVIDE HOT-WEATHER ACCOMMODATION. THE PALACE HAS A
SQUARE PLAN WITH A DOMED TOWER AT EACH CORNER.
THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS ON THE EASTERN SIDE, WHILE THE SOUTH OPENS OUT TO A
LAKE, THE KARNA SAGAR. WHAT MAKES THIS PALACE SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS MADE
ENTIRELY OF STONES AND BRICKS WITH NO USE OF WOOD AND IRON.
ANOTHER FIVE-STOREYED STRUCTURE WITH APARTMENTS FOR THE ROYALTY STANDS
IN THE CENTRAL COURTYARD. IT IS CONNECTED BY FLYING BRIDGE CORRIDORS TO
THE MIDDLE OF EACH SIDE. THE FACADES ARE DECORATED WITH BRACKETED
BALCONIES, KIOSKS, ARCADES AND WIDE EAVES WHICH CREATE A GLORIOUS PLAY OF
LIGHT AND SHADE. STRANGELY ENOUGH, FOR ALL ITS MESMERIZING BEAUTY, THE
PALACE WAS NEVER OCCUPIED AND IS NOW A WELL-PRESERVED MONUMENT WITH
SOME LOVELY MURALS.
Datia Bir Singh Palace
BUNDI
TARAGARH FORT OR ‘STAR FORT’ WAS BUILT IN 1354BY RAO BAR
SINGH.
FORT IS SITUATED ON STEEP HILL AT THE HEIGHT OF 500 METERS.
LAKSHMI POL, GAGUDI KI PHATAK AND PHUTA DARWAZA ARE
THE THREE GATEWAYS TO THE FORT AND HAS MASSIVE
BATTLEMENT AND RAMPARTS. BHIM BURJ IS THE LARGEST OF
ITS BATTLEMENT IS THE 16TH CENTURY.
TARAGARH FORT IS ALSO KNOWN FOR ITS
TUNNELCRISSCROSSING THE ENTIRE HILL SIDE . WATER
RESERVOIRS WERE BUILT IN SIDE THE FORT OF STONE AND
SUPPLY WATER.
Taragarh fort
SUKMAHAL
THE SUKMAHAL A MAGNIFICENT PALACE
IS BUILT ON THE WALL OF JAIT SAGAR
LAKE WITH A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN CALLED
SAR BAGH AND THE HILLS AROUND THE
PALACE.
THE OUTSTANDING ROYAL PALACE IS A
FINE EXAMPLE OF RAJPUT ARCHITECTURE,
RUDYARD KIPLING ONCE CAME AND
STAYED IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SPACIOUS
PALACE.
SUKMAHAL
Jodhpur
UMOID BHAWAN PALACE
NAMED AFTER MAHARAJA UMAID SINGH.
THE MONUMENT HAS 347 ROOMS AND SERVED AS
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE OF JODHPUR FAMILY.
IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS CHITTAR PALACE.
LOCATED ON CHITTAR HILL HIGEST POINT IN
JODHPUR.
CONSTRUCTED WORK COMPLETED IN1943.
NO BINDING MATERIAL HAS BEEN USED TO BIND
THE STONE TOGETHER.
ALL PIECES ARE JOINED TOGETHER.
UMOID BHAWAN
PALACE
JAIPUR
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: FUSION OF RAJPUT
ARCHITECTURE AND MUGHAL
ARCHITECTURE.
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM: RED AND PINK SAND
STONE.
OWNER: MAHARAJA SAWAI JAI SINGH.
ARCHITECTS: VIDYADAR BHATTACHARYA
AND SIR SAMWL SWINTON JACOB.
CONSTRUCTION STARTED:1729
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED:1732
CITY PALACE
COMPLEX
ENTRANCE GATE.
CHANDRA MAHAL
PRITAM NIWAS CHOWK
DIWAN-I-AAM
MAHARANI PALACE
BHAGGI KHANA
GOVINDEVJI TEMPLE
Entrance gate Chandra mahal
Pritam niwas chowk
Diwan-i-aam Maharani palace
Bhaggi khana
Govindevji temple
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