Garh Palace

The Palace

A succession of royal spaces shaped over centuries.

The Palace

Explore the Palace Complex

Garh Palace grew over centuries as successive rulers added gateways, audience halls, residential chambers and richly painted interiors along the steep hillside above Bundi.

Hathipol and palace court
01 · Elephant Gate

Hathipol

The ceremonial approach into the palace complex marks the transition from the fortified outer precincts to a succession of royal courts.

Ratan Daulat audience hall
02 · Diwan-i-Aam

Ratan Daulat

Ratan Daulat is associated with the palace's public audience spaces. Its raised seating, carved screens and open court frame the ceremonial character of royal assembly.

Hatiyan Sal pillared courtyard
03 · Audience Hall

Hatiyan Sal

A broad pillared space opening to the court, Hatiyan Sal is experienced through its rhythm of stone columns, shaded edges and framed views across the palace.

Carved elephant brackets in Hatiyan Sal
Jhoola Chowk architectural detail
04 · Swing Court

Jhoola Chowk

Jhoola Chowk forms one of the palace's intimate courts, where carved architectural details and layered facades reveal the incremental growth of the complex.

Bundi Paintings

Continue into the painted chambers.

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