Hathipol
The ceremonial approach into the palace complex marks the transition from the fortified outer precincts to a succession of royal courts.
A succession of royal spaces shaped over centuries.
Garh Palace grew over centuries as successive rulers added gateways, audience halls, residential chambers and richly painted interiors along the steep hillside above Bundi.
The ceremonial approach into the palace complex marks the transition from the fortified outer precincts to a succession of royal courts.
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.
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.
Jhoola Chowk forms one of the palace's intimate courts, where carved architectural details and layered facades reveal the incremental growth of the complex.