Old Palace - Built by Raja Suchet Singh, the Purana Mahal consists of a complex of rooms rising to three storeys having high walls with watchtowers at regular intervals. The walls of the rooms are decorated with stucco work and painted with floral designs. The wooden members of the ceiling are also profusely decorated. The corners of the roofs have projections in the shape of lotus flowers.
New Palace - It was built by Raja Ram Singh, son of Raja Ranbir Singh. The complex has opened courtyards surrounded by rooms with two entrances facing each other in opposite wings. The outer walls are high and are duly supported by buttresses. The rooms have false wooden ceiling and the interior walls are decorated with floral designs.
Sheesh Mahal - Built during the reign of Raja Ram Singh, it comprises two forecourts having burjis at the corners. Behind these are the halls and the rooms flanked on the either side of the central passage. To the right of the entrance is Diwan-e-am with the rooms at its back. To the left of the entrance are Darbar Hall, Sheesh Mahal and Rang Mahal respectively. All the rooms have paintings and Darbar Hall has murals showing influence of Pahari school. Themes from Ramayana, Bhagawata and other Puranans, court and battle scenes connected with Raja Suchet Singh are also depicted in the paintings besides some lithographs of later period. The walls of Sheesh Mahal are decorated with mirrors and mural paintings of Nayikas, Raginis etc. Adjoining the Sheesh Mahal, walls of Rang Mahal panels depicting hunting, court scenes and Krishna-Lila scenes etc.
Fort - The ancient fort is a square on plan with polygonal bastions to support its four corners. The fortification walls and the bastions are high and rise to three storeys crowned with battlements and merlons. Around the central courtyard inside, there are cells and vaulted chambers where cannon balls are stored. There are images of Ganesha, Durga and Hanuman in the gateway. The fort is surmounted by the moat externally and access to it is gained through a narrow bridge across the moat on the southeastern side.
Samadhi of Queen of Raja Suchet Singh - The Samadhi was built by Raja Ranbir Singh on the spot where Rani performed sati after the death of Raja Suchet Singh in 1844. The structure is erected on a raised platform enclosed with ambulatory passage, the roof of which is dominal in shape. The inner walls of the samadhi are decorated with paintings. On either side of the entrance there are rooms. The façade is decorated with ornamental plaster whereas the interior of the walls of the rooms are plain.
New Palace - It was built by Raja Ram Singh, son of Raja Ranbir Singh. The complex has opened courtyards surrounded by rooms with two entrances facing each other in opposite wings. The outer walls are high and are duly supported by buttresses. The rooms have false wooden ceiling and the interior walls are decorated with floral designs.
Sheesh Mahal - Built during the reign of Raja Ram Singh, it comprises two forecourts having burjis at the corners. Behind these are the halls and the rooms flanked on the either side of the central passage. To the right of the entrance is Diwan-e-am with the rooms at its back. To the left of the entrance are Darbar Hall, Sheesh Mahal and Rang Mahal respectively. All the rooms have paintings and Darbar Hall has murals showing influence of Pahari school. Themes from Ramayana, Bhagawata and other Puranans, court and battle scenes connected with Raja Suchet Singh are also depicted in the paintings besides some lithographs of later period. The walls of Sheesh Mahal are decorated with mirrors and mural paintings of Nayikas, Raginis etc. Adjoining the Sheesh Mahal, walls of Rang Mahal panels depicting hunting, court scenes and Krishna-Lila scenes etc.
Fort - The ancient fort is a square on plan with polygonal bastions to support its four corners. The fortification walls and the bastions are high and rise to three storeys crowned with battlements and merlons. Around the central courtyard inside, there are cells and vaulted chambers where cannon balls are stored. There are images of Ganesha, Durga and Hanuman in the gateway. The fort is surmounted by the moat externally and access to it is gained through a narrow bridge across the moat on the southeastern side.
Samadhi of Queen of Raja Suchet Singh - The Samadhi was built by Raja Ranbir Singh on the spot where Rani performed sati after the death of Raja Suchet Singh in 1844. The structure is erected on a raised platform enclosed with ambulatory passage, the roof of which is dominal in shape. The inner walls of the samadhi are decorated with paintings. On either side of the entrance there are rooms. The façade is decorated with ornamental plaster whereas the interior of the walls of the rooms are plain.
No comments:
Post a Comment