Hawa Mahal

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Hawa Mahal

Historic DistrictPink City (walled old city), Jaipur

A five-storey palace of 1799 whose latticed sandstone facade let royal women watch street processions unseen; part of the City Palace complex.

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Hawa Mahal, Amer Road, Ramganj, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001, India

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₹100 (Indian) / ₹600 (foreign national)

Allow about 45 minutes

Your expert’s note

The honeycomb elevation everyone photographs from the street is the back of the building, not the front; the ticketed entrance is round the corner, reached through Hawa Mahal Bazaar. That facade faces east, so it is lit in the morning and falls into shadow by afternoon.

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