Palace of the Winds
The Hawa Mahal or “Palace of the Winds” forms part of the east wall of the City Palace of Jaipur. It was built in 1799 to allow the ladies of the harem to watch processions in the street below, without themselves being seen by curious onlookers from outside the palace:
© Mark Simms Photography (2015)
Mark Simms Photography 
19 Responses to “Palace of the Winds”
These are wonderful photographs Mark. What an amazing place!
Thanks Adrian…..yep, I’ll just add that to the list of other amazing places we saw on our trip.
Amazing photos!!
Thanks Alexis
beautiful photos again Mark and I love that last one. Such amazing design and architecture. Was it windy at the top balcony?- I love the name of the place!
Thanks Cyb…well there was a cooling breeze, but not a wind exactly.
I have seen many an images from this place, but you have shared some incredible images with a fresh perspective 🙂
Hope you had a great time in India 🙂
Thanks Sreejith….we had a great time in India. I’m sure we’ll visit again one day, but maybe a different part.
Love the patterns and repetition in the architecture!
Thanks Laura……although I can’t take any credit for that.
You’re welcome Mark.
Colours are gorgeous!
Thanks…..India is full of colour, which is the main reason why I haven’t converted too many of the images to mono.
Oh – they would lose so much in black and white…gorgeous…
I agree……thanks
This is Beautiful Mark ty For taking the time to share these Photos. I also love photo taking.
Thanks Melody….glad you like
Darn tablet – I thought I had commented on this already – apologies – this is your area of strength – telling the story – added to the bucket list Wow
Thanks again Scott