The Hawa Mahal, or Wind Palace, was beautiful with its tapering windows. It was built in 1799 to allow the women of the court to watch street processions without being seen:
We did not visit the The Floating Palace, but it was stunning to see:
While not a palace, the Jantar Mantar, with its astronomical measuring devices was very different and very cool:
Surrounding these royal buildings is, of course, Jaipur. Known as the Pink City, all the buildings within the city walls are painted the same pinkish color:
There are a bit more animals on the streets than I've seen in Delhi:
Looks sooo cool! There's a jantar mantar here in Delhi that I'm clamoring to see too!
ReplyDeleteThe floating palace is my favorite!!