Architectural Styles
Rajput
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
12th-15th C
- Mix of Persian, Mughal & Hindu/Jain influences
- elevated fortifications with thick walls
- high battlements
- massive gates (pols)
- elaborate stone carvings incl on window screens (jalis)
- elevated dome-shaped pavilions (chhatris)
- overhanging enclosed balconies (jharokhas)
- cenotaphs (chhatris)
- mausoleums
- large central courtyards
- decorative facades with frescoes
- inlay work
- intricate jali screens
- historical/religious/court frescoes
- separate spaces for royalty & guests
- gardens,
- lakes,
- fountains,
- sculptures of deities,
- warriors
- mythological figures,
- India
- Rajasthan
- Gujarat
- Madhya Pradesh
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Custom Hotel Examples
- Grand Forts
- palaces
- traditional mansions (havelis)
- temples,
- City Palace Udaipur
- Hawa Mahal Jaipur
- Jaisalmer Fort
- Mehrangarh Fort Jodhpur
- Chittorgarh Fort
- Rani Padmini Palace Chittogarh
- Kumbhalgarh Fort
- Jag Mandir Udaipur
- Samode Haveli
- Jal Mahal Jaipur
- Jagdish Temple Udaipur,
- Dharamshala / dharmsala (charitable rest house)
- Temple choultries / pilgrim rest houses
- Jain upashrayas and pilgrim lodging
- Caravanserai / sarai (trade-route inns)
- Roadside “dhabas” / traveller stops
- Royal / noble hospitality in forts and havelis
- Urban lodging in bazaars (merchant houses)
- Military outposts / fortified rest points
- Pushkar (Rajasthan) — dharamshalas
- Nathdwara (Rajasthan) — temple-linked dharamshalas
- Ranakpur (Rajasthan) — Jain temple-linked lodging
- Mount Abu / Dilwara Temples dharamshala/upashraya
- Sarais (trade-route inns) routes linking Ajmer–Jaipur–Delhi or Mewar–Marwar trade towns
- Mehrangarh Fort (Jodhpur)
- Amber Fort / Amer Palace (Jaipur)
- City Palace precincts (Udaipur / Jaipur / Jodhpur)
- Shekhawati region havelis (Rajasthan)
Adaptive Reuse
- Lake Palace (Jag Niwas, now Taj Lake Palace Hotel)
- Hotel Maharana Bhupal
- Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
- Neemrana Fort-Palace (now Neemrana Hotels)
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation
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