#AhilyaFort #Maheshwar
Ahilya Bai commissioned two architects from Rajasthan to redesign and construct parts of the #MaheshwarFort.
The architect brothers Bhujdar and Gajdar turned the Maheshwar Fort into a #Rajasthani palace, complete with #arches, #balconies and #oriel windows.
#TheMaheshwarFort is approached from the #NarmadaRiver (boats are available) through a massive #arched gateway, approached by a long flight of stairs. On the top of the gateway are sculptured figures of musicians.
The gateway leads to a open courtyard housing a couple of memorials or #cenotaph of the members of the Holkar family. They are locally known as chattris. At the centre of the courtyard or the cenotaph complex is a rather Islamic looking beautiful #doomed structure. This is the #chattri or #cenotaph of Vithoji Rao.
The majestic embellished chhatri has amazing #elephant #frieze on its #plinth. It is approached by a flight of stairs leading to a #hexagonal garbhagriha (inner #sanctum).
Ahilya Bai commissioned two architects from Rajasthan to redesign and construct parts of the #MaheshwarFort.
The architect brothers Bhujdar and Gajdar turned the Maheshwar Fort into a #Rajasthani palace, complete with #arches, #balconies and #oriel windows.
#TheMaheshwarFort is approached from the #NarmadaRiver (boats are available) through a massive #arched gateway, approached by a long flight of stairs. On the top of the gateway are sculptured figures of musicians.
The gateway leads to a open courtyard housing a couple of memorials or #cenotaph of the members of the Holkar family. They are locally known as chattris. At the centre of the courtyard or the cenotaph complex is a rather Islamic looking beautiful #doomed structure. This is the #chattri or #cenotaph of Vithoji Rao.
The majestic embellished chhatri has amazing #elephant #frieze on its #plinth. It is approached by a flight of stairs leading to a #hexagonal garbhagriha (inner #sanctum).
Have you witnessed this marvellous architectural pinnacle in #Jaipur?
#AmerFort or #AmberFort is a beautiful melange of #Rajasthani architecture. This magnificent fort comprises an extensive palace complex, built from pale yellow & pink sandstone, and white marble. It is indeed the most iconic building of the pink city and one of the most visited buildings in Rajasthan itself.
If this place is in your bucket list, then keep calm and stay home folks, so that you can travel soon. :)
#AmerFort or #AmberFort is a beautiful melange of #Rajasthani architecture. This magnificent fort comprises an extensive palace complex, built from pale yellow & pink sandstone, and white marble. It is indeed the most iconic building of the pink city and one of the most visited buildings in Rajasthan itself.
If this place is in your bucket list, then keep calm and stay home folks, so that you can travel soon. :)