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['Palace of the Breezes'](Jaipur) Palace based on the designs of the architect Lal Chand Ustad and built in 1799. Located at the southeastern corner of the high boundary wall, the sarahad, of Jaipur’s City Palace, Hawa Mahal is the city’s most iconic building. Its celebrated massive, highly articulated, eastern facade is not simply a two-dimensional viewing platform to which numerous small enclosed overhanging balconies (jharokhas) with ornamented lattice screens (jalis) are affixed. It is also a substantial edifice constructed around two courtyards containing residential quarters with narrow corridors for women of the court (zenana). The east facade, a permeable veiling screen overlooking the prominent street of Sireh Deori Bazaar, allowed court women a vantage point for witnessing processions and everyday street activities while protecting them from the gaze of bystanders. From another direction, the facade provided magnificent views of other parts of the City Palace complex, including the Jantar Mantar. The Hawa Mahal, translated as 'Palace of the Breezes,' was also a place for court women to enjoy the breeze as the honeycombed eastern facade filtered light and funneled cool air. It was constructed under the patronage of Sawai Pratap Singh (...