Architectural Styles
Maratha
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1674-1818
- Blend of indigenous Indian, Hindu and Islamic
- Fortified Structures,
- Chhatris (Cenotaphs),
- elaborate stone carvings,
- particularly on doorways, pillars, and ceilings
- local basalt & laterite stone
- India
- Maharashtra
- Karnataka
- Madhya Pradesh
- Gujarat
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Forts
- palaces
- temples
- tombs
- memorials
- Shivaji Maharaj Forts in Maharashtra – Raigad, Rajgad, and Sinhagad
- Aga Khan Palace Pune
- Shaniwar Wada Pune
- Mahalaxmi Temple Kolhapur
- Torna Fort near Pune,
- Khanderi and Underi Forts
- Shivneri Fort;
- Dharmashalas / Dharamshalas (charitable rest houses)
- Choultries / Chhatras (travellers’ rest houses)
- Mathas and temple guest lodging
- Wadas / merchant houses providing lodging (private hosting)
- Caravan lodging / sarais (trade-route inns)
- Fort-town lodging and military/administrative quarters;
- ilgrim shelters at ghats and river crossings
- Urban lodging in bazaars (rented rooms)
- Sarais / caravanserais on routes linking Pune–Satara–Kolhapur, Nashik–Ahmednagar
- Fort-town lodging in the Sahyadri/Western Ghats corridor – Raigad Fort region, Sinhagad Fort region; Rajgad Fort region
- Wada-based merchant lodging in Pune and Satara
- Dharamshala/choultry complexes common in Maharashtra
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation
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