Description

Address :- Khetri , Dist.- Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

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Khetri Fort was built by Bhopal Singh arround 1770. This fort is also known as wind palace. Maharaj Bhopal Singh was killed in the second battle of Loharu, in which he tried to capture the Loharu Fort. Khetri Mahal is located in a series of mountain. It is a paragon of Shekhawati art and architecture. It is primarily known for its fine paintings and murals mainly supporting the Raghunath temple and Bhopalgarh fort. The palace is remarkable among buildings of its region because of the flow of wind through its open. Wherever structurally possible, the walls have been pierced with arched openings. The levels of the Palace are combined through a series of ramps, installed to facilitate the movement of horseback guests toward the terrace, which gives commanding views. Two small alcoves contain fragments of older paintings in the private chamber of Thakurs. Most of these paintings were executed in natural earth pigments. The interior rooms are open and colonnaded, the columns often surmounted with openwork and curved arches. Most of the rooms are connected through arched portals rather than with doors, and much of the masonry is covered with a pinkish plaster.

Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh of Jaipur built his Hawa Mahal on the model of the Khetri Mahal, in 1799.