Jahaz mahal and Hindola Mahal,Mandu,Madypradesh,India HD

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Jahaz mahal and Hindola Mahal,Mandu,Madypradesh,India SUBSCRIBE :https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=shinderoh Location:Jahaz Mahal is located at Mandu,Madyapradesh,India.is situated about 35 km from Dhar, district. (in Urdu Language 'Jahaz' means “Ship” and 'Mahal' means “Palace”, the “Ship Palace”). The hill rises 633.7 m above the sea level. About Jahaz Mahal - It reflects the spirit of Mandu’s romatic beauty. It is built by Sultan Ghiyas-ud-din-Khilji who ruled from1436 to 1469. It served as a harem for the sultan.But, it is also said that the palace is commissioned by Ghiyas al-Din after succeeding his father. During the transfer of Malwa from Dhar to Mandu during the fifteenth century, many workmen from Delhi were brought to build fortifications, tombs and palaces were brought in from Delhi. These workmen were experts in Tughlaqid architecture which represented simplicity and vigor of design. This is influenced Malwa architectural style.Emperor Jahangir liked this palace so much that during a visit to Mandu he spent many times in this palace with his beloved wife, Nur Jahan. Jahaz Mahal structure:It is artistically built, with frontage of little less than 121.9 m and width about 15.2 m and the height of its facade about 9.7 m, on the narrow strip of land between the waters of the “Munj Talao” & “Kapur tank” that it presents the sight of a ship anchored in between them. It is a double storied, rectangular structure with 3 feet (0.86 meters) thick wall .The best view of this building can be seen from uppermost terrace of the “Taveli Mahal”,which houses museum now. It is best in monsoon when both the tanks are full of water and greenery around. The effect is most charming in the lusty silence of a clear moonlight against which the silhouette of the building, with the tiny domes and turrets of the pavilions gracefully perched on the terrace, presents a most delightful spectacle. Made for the purpose of an assembly hall, the plan of the ground floor consists of three large halls, with corridors in between and narrow rooms at the extreme ends, and a beautiful cistern beyond the northern room surrounded a colonnade on its three side. Jahangir wrote in his memoirs about one assembly organized here, “It was a wonderful assembly. In the beginning of the evening they lighted lanterns and lamps all around the tanks and buildings and a lighting up was carried out the like of which has perhaps never been arranged in any place. The lanterns and lamps cast their reflection on the water and it appeared as if the whole surface of the tank was a plain of fire. A grand entertainment took place and the drunkards indulged themselves to excess”. It has a spacious terrace, adorned with pavilions showing a pleasing variety in their domes and turrets. The pavilions on the ends are larger in dimensions and are divided into three compartments, the central one having domical roof a little higher than the pyramidal roofs of the side compartments. The artistic effect produced by this variety in the forms of the roof is indeed very appealing. There are two projecting pavilions on sides, one looking at “Kapur Tank”, and other looking over “Munj Talao”.The room at the northern end of “Jahaz Mahal” has a beautiful water-cistern surrounded by a colonnade on its three sides. Hammam - Hammam is located a short distance from the well, “Champa Baodi”. This Hammam, bath house, is made on the lines of Turkish baths. There are two separate water channels, one for hot and one for cold, which merges into one after some distance and connected to the bath. The impressive feature of this bath is its ceiling, in which beautiful stars are cut through into this to pass light through. The light beams playing on the water of the bath would certainly have enhanced the pleasure of bath. Hindola Mahal- meaning ‘swinging palace’ is so named due to its sloping side walls. The Hindola Mahal might have been constructed during the reign of Hushang Shah about 1425 C.E. but may date to the end of the 15th century during the reign of Ghiyas al-Din. It is one of a set buildings making up the royal palace complex at Mandu, which consists of the Jahaz Mahal, the Hindola Mahal, the Tawili Mahal, and the Nahar Jharokha. The plan of the building is “T”-shaped, with a main hall and a transverse projection at the north. This projection seems to be added later on as seems from the masonry of exterior. On both sides of the hall, there are six arched openings above which there are windows filled with beautiful tracery work for admitting light and air inside. Architecturally, it marks itself distinctly from other palaces of Mandu by the extreme simplicity of its style of construction although having a definite aesthetic appeal. The Hindola Mahal may have been used as an audience chamber. There are a number of other, undated structures surrounding the palace - an evidence of the rich and glorious past.