Jal Mahal

”’Jal Mahal”’ (meaning “Water Palace”) is a palace in the middle of the [[Man Sagar Lake]] in Jaipur city, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, India. The palace was originally constructed in [[1699]]; the building and the lake around it were later renovated and enlarged in the 18th century by Maharaja [[Jai Singh II]] of [[Amer, India|Amber]].

”’Jal Mahal”’ (meaning “Water Palace”) is a palace in the middle of the [[Man Sagar Lake]] in Jaipur city, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, India. The palace was originally constructed in [[1699]]; the building and the lake around it were later renovated and enlarged in the 18th century by Maharaja [[Jai Singh II]] of [[Amer, India|Amber]].

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==The Palace==

[[File: Floating palace Jaipur India.jpg|right|thumb|Jal Mahal Palace after renovation]]

[[File: Floating palace Jaipur India.jpg|right|thumb|Jal Mahal Palace after renovation]]

The Jal Mahal palace is an architectural showcase of the [[Rajput]] style of architecture (common in Rajasthan) on a grand scale, from [[Mughal architecture]]. The building has a picturesque view of [[Man Sagar Lake]], but owing to its seclusion from land is equally the focus of a viewpoint from the Man Sagar Dam on the eastern side of the lake in front of the backdrop of the surrounding Nahargarh (“tiger-abode”) hills. The palace, built in red [[sandstone]], is a five-storied building, of which four floors remain underwater when the lake is full and the top floor is exposed{{Citation needed|reason=Existing citation does not indicate how much of the building is submerged|date=January 2021}}.<ref name=rediff>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/sep/29spec1.htm|title= Jal Mahal gets a Rs1000 cr facelift|access-date=2009-09-12|publisher= rediff.com}}</ref> One rectangular [[Chhatri]] on the roof is of the [[Bengal]] type. The [[chhatris]] on the four corners are octagonal. The palace had suffered subsidence in the past and also partial seepage (plasterwork and wall damage equivalent to [[Damp (structural)|rising damp]]) because of waterlogging, which have been repaired under a restoration project of the Government of Rajasthan.<ref name=Brown>{{Cite book|last=Brown|first=Lindsay|author2=Amelia Thomas |title= Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra|work=Goitare and Jal Mahal|page=160|access-date=2009-09-13|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zz0_zXPb68kC&q=Jal+Mahal+place+details+Jaipur&pg=PA160|publisher= Lonely Planet|year=2008|isbn=978-1-74104-690-8 }}</ref>

The Jal Mahal palace is an architectural showcase of the [[Rajput]] style of architecture (common in Rajasthan) on a grand scale, from [[Mughal architecture]]. The building has a picturesque view of [[Man Sagar Lake]], but owing to its seclusion from land is equally the focus of a viewpoint from the Man Sagar Dam on the eastern side of the lake in front of the backdrop of the surrounding Nahargarh (“tiger-abode”) hills. The palace, built in red [[sandstone]], is a five-storied building, of which four floors remain underwater when the lake is full and the top floor is exposed{{Citation needed|reason=Existing citation does not indicate how much of the building is submerged|date=January 2021}}.<ref name=rediff>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/sep/29spec1.htm|title= Jal Mahal gets a Rs1000 cr facelift|access-date=2009-09-12|publisher= rediff.com}}</ref> One rectangular [[Chhatri]] on the roof is of the [[Bengal]] type. The [[chhatris]] on the four corners are octagonal. The palace had suffered subsidence in the past and also partial seepage (plasterwork and wall damage equivalent to [[Damp (structural)|rising damp]]) because of waterlogging, which have been repaired under a restoration project of the Government of Rajasthan.<ref name=Brown>{{Cite book|last=Brown|first=Lindsay|author2=Amelia Thomas |title= Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra|work=Goitare and Jal Mahal|page=160|access-date=2009-09-13|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zz0_zXPb68kC&q=Jal+Mahal+place+details+Jaipur&pg=PA160|publisher= Lonely Planet|year=2008|isbn=978-1-74104-690-8 }}</ref>