MEHRANGARH FORT

the sun fort('Mihir' (Sanskrit) -sun or Sun-deity; 'garh' (Sanskrit)-fort )

 Located injodhpur,rajasthan.
Architect:jodha of mandore
Built around 1460 by rao jodha.
the fort is situated 410 feet (125m)
above the city and is enclosed by
imposing thick walls.

The centre of patronage for art, music and literature.

A place of worship for temples and shrines.
Palace for the rulers and their wives.

Within the fort are several brilliantly crafted and decorated palaces.
Entry to the fort is gained though a series of seven gates. The most
famous of the gates are:
JAI POL "Gate of Victory"),
Entrance to the fort.
Made of -reddish brown
sandstone..
DEDH KAMGRA POL
still bears the scars of
bombardment by cannonballs;
Has a lintel no arch.
Doors just stand against the wall,
not mounted.
SURAJ POL LOHA POL
Grand entrance has 2 entrances.
1 to the Zenana or womans Loha Pol takes you to the
quarters. chief division of the
The other to Suraj pol nearer one Mehrangarh Fort complex.
at lower level - less imposing.
Leading to the public parts of the
palace.
THE SHRINAGAR CHOWK.
1st courtyard -
The Raj Tilak (enthroning ceremony)

A modest marble seat.

DAULAT KHANA
2nd court yard:
The floor being the audience hall or
main reception room personnal
apartment and sleeping chamber
Terrace with pavilions
SHASTRA KHANA
One apartment was used as
a Bhojan Shale offer feasts to
this nobles (Thakurs or
Pandits)
Koft gari decorative inlay
Prominence of weapons
military basis of Rajput
 SHEESH
MAHAL
When light falls on one of the mirrors, it gets reflected numerous
times and gives a glowing appearance to the room.
It looks like the walls of Sheesh Mahal are on fire.
striking and beautiful feature of the Sheesh Mahal is the mural
painting on the walls. There are depiction of local folklore, Hindu
gods and King's adventures.
TAKHAT VILAS: JHANKI MAHAL

Beauty had always enchanted "Jhanki" means glimpse.

Takat Singh. The women folk of the palace used
One curious thing in Takat Vilas to stand in this room and looked at
is the multicolored Christmas the proceedings and meetings
balls hanging from the roof. going on in Daulat Khana Chowk.
MOTI MAHAL ZENANA
Has five alcoves leading onto
hidden balconies.
The throne is placed centrally.
Moti Mahal is quite simple but
beautiful with its white walls and
stained colour window glasses.
CHOKELAO MAHAL
Chokelao Mahal restaurant in Mehrangarh Fort is actually a small palace
converted.
Chokelao Mahal was built by Raja Takat Singh.
He had number concubines outside of the Rajput caste.
This created tension between his legitimate wives and concubines. Raja
Takat Singh made a new palace for the non-Rajput concubines.
Usually the dwelling place of women in the Fort usually is buried deep
inside the Fort walls.
PHOOL MAHAL
The main decoration material used in Phool Mahal is pure gold!
The roof, the walls and the pillars are completely covered in thin
gold sheets!
luxury of the room, there are stained color glasses on the window
panes with red silk curtains.
ZENANA DHEODI CHOWK
This is a courtyard reserved entirely for
women.