Hawa Mahal

Badi Choupad, Jaipur · Est. 1799 · Closed now

953 carved windows were built so royal women could watch the street without being seen.

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Five-story pink sandstone facade with 953 carved jharokhas, built so royal women could watch street life unseen, using the Venturi effect for natural cooling.

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