My entry for the architecturalphotography contest by
This is 'Hawa Mahal' in Jaipur, India. Hawa Mahal literally means 'palace of air'. It was built in 1799 AD. Its unique five-storey exterior is akin to the honeycomb of a beehive with its 953 small windows called jharokhas decorated with intricate latticework.[1] The original intent of the lattice design was to allow royal ladies to observe everyday life and festivals celebrated in the street below without being seen, since they had to obey the strict rules of "purdah", which forbade them from appearing in public without face coverings.
