The Hawa Mahal in Jaipur was built in 1799 by Rajput Sawai Pratap Singh.
Hawa Mahal is built in the shape of a crown, commonly believed on Lord Krishna’s.
Hawa Mahal literally means ‘Wind Palace’ or ‘The Palace of Winds’, which comes from its 953 small windows.
It was especially built for the royal ladies so that they can observe the daily drama on the streets without being noticed.
As the Hawa Mahal was built as a part of City Palace, it has no direct or front entrance.
Despite it being a five-storeys building, Hawa Mahal has no stairs to go to the upper floors. Instead, it has narrow ramps.
Surprisingly Hawa Mahal doesn’t have an interior courtyard, instead it has narrow passageways and chambers.