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    The Jahaz Mahal palace in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh was built in the 15th century during the Khilji Dynasty as a royal enclave housing 15,000 women. Its unique rectangular structure spans 110 meters in length and 15 meters wide, resembling a "ship" floating on the body of water surrounding it. Through ingenious passive solar architecture and an intricate water filtration system, the Jahaz Mahal remained cool during hot seasons and supplied fresh water to its pools and reservoirs.

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    The Jahaz Mahal palace in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh was built in the 15th century during the Khilji Dynasty as a royal enclave housing 15,000 women. Its unique rectangular structure spans 110 meters in length and 15 meters wide, resembling a "ship" floating on the body of water surrounding it. Through ingenious passive solar architecture and an intricate water filtration system, the Jahaz Mahal remained cool during hot seasons and supplied fresh water to its pools and reservoirs.

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    The Jahaz Mahal palace in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh was built in the 15th century during the Khilji Dynasty as a royal enclave housing 15,000 women. Its unique rectangular structure spans 110 meters in length and 15 meters wide, resembling a "ship" floating on the body of water surrounding it. Through ingenious passive solar architecture and an intricate water filtration system, the Jahaz Mahal remained cool during hot seasons and supplied fresh water to its pools and reservoirs.

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    JAHAZ MAHAL

    INTRODUCTION
    LOCATION -
    JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA

    ARCHITECTURAL STYLE -
    INDO-ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
    TIME LINE - around 1436-1439 (15th century). It's built by SULTAN GHIYAS-UD-DIN-
    KHILJI.
    DYNASTY-
    KHILJI DYNASTY
    BUILDING TYPE –
    palace served as a harem (15000 WOMEN )

    MATERIAL- STONE AND MOTAR

    STRUCTURE –
    • JAHAZ MAHAL IS 110 METERS IN LENGTH AND 15 METERS IN
    WIDTH.
    • JAHAZ MAHAL IS TWO STORIED ARCHITECTURE MARVEL .
    • IT IS A RECTANGULAR STRUCTURE, 3 FEET TALL WITH TWO FLOORS AND THICK
    WALLS.
     SURROUNDED BY POND WATER, IT GIVEN AN IMPRESSION AS A
    FLOATING STRUCTURE ON WATER DUE TO WHICH IT HAS BEEN
    NAMED AS JAHAZ MAHAL.
     HERE JAHAZ REFERS TO SHIP AND MAHAL REFERS TO PALACE.
     THE GROUND FLOOR IN JAHAZ MAHAL HAS 3 LARGE HALLS. ALL
    THESE HALLS ARE CONNECTED BY CORRIDORS WHICH ENDS
    WITH A ROOMS AT EITHER ENDS.
     EACH OF THESE 3 HALLS HAVE ATTACHED PAVILIONS AT THE
    REAR, OVERLOOKING MUNJ TALAO.
     ALL THE PASSAGES, WINDOWS WERE DESIGNED WITH ARCHES
    IN DIFFERENT DESIGNS. DIFFERENT COLOR COMBINATIONS
    WERE USED IN FLOOR TILES THAT GIVEN AN IMPRESSION OF
    ORNAMENTATION. TERRACE BEARS PAINTINGS OF FLORAL
    MOTIFS.
     NUMEROUS PILLARS, ARCHES AND DETAILS, SUCH AS TILING OVER
    THE ARCHES

    JAHAZ MAHAL (SHIP PALACE), ROYAL ENCLAVE, MANDU, MADHYA PRADESH (MP)

    TECHNIQUES
    PASSIVE SOLAR ARCHITECTURE OR DESIGNING A BUILDING IN CONJUNCTION
    WITH THE EARTH PROCESSES AROUND IT SO THAT HEATING AND COOLING OCCUR
    NATURALLY.

    INCORPORATED PRINCIPLES SUCH AS

     SITE PLACEMENT,
     USE OF RAINWATER,
     DESIGN OF OPENING, AND IT HAS ALSO DONE SO WITH A MIX OF
    PLAYFULNESS AND ELEGANCE.
     INSTEAD OF BEING AN 'ADD-ON', WIND AND WATER ARE WOVEN THROUGH
    THE FABRIC OF JAHAZ MAHAL.

    Water Filteration System at Jahaz Mahal


    SPIRAL AQUEDUCT LEADING TO THE UPPER POOL, JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU

    THE SINUOUS CHANNEL THAT CARRIES WATER FROM THE ROOF TO KAMAL KUND
    IS REMARKABLE FOR ITS BEAUTY WITH A PURPOSE. IN ADDITION TO LOOKING
    BEAUTIFUL, THE CURLICUES ALSO SLOW DOWN THE WATER ALLOWING FOR SOME
    SUSPENDED SOLIDS TO SETTLE.
    FROM THERE AQUEDUCTS TRANSFERRED THE WATER TO THE TWO SWIMMING POOLS AT THE
    FAR END OF THE JAHAZ MAHAL.

    ELEMENTS-
    ENTRANCE
     JAHAZ MAHAL HAVE ENTRANCE FROM EAST WHERE THE MAIN
    ENTRANCE HAS A RECESSED ARCH AND IS FLANKED ON EACH
    SIDE BY 6 ARCHED OPENINGS PROTECTED BY A CONTINUOUS
    OVERHANGING CORNICE HAVING SUPPORT OF STONE
    BRACKETS.
    MARBLE ARCHED ENTRANCE, EASTERN SIDE OF JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU, MADHYA PRADESH (MP)

    A board flight of steps , probably


    necessitated by the waterworks ,
    takes one straight up to the terrace
    from the Southern end .

    ORNAMENTAL DOME, INSIDE JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU

    POOLS

    AREAS EXCLUSIVELY MEANT FOR FUN AND FROLIC. THERE ARE TWO BEAUTIFUL
    POOLS ON THE ROOF AND THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE PALACE WITH PLENTY OF
    SEATING – A PERFECT PLACE TO RELAX FROM THE HOT SUN. INCREDIBLY, BOTH
    THE POOLS ARE FILLED WITH RAINWATER.
    LOWER POOL OF JAHAZ MAHAL, MANDU

    The total storage capacity of this water tank is 30,000 litres.

    UPPER SWIMMING POOL (KAMAL KUND), JAHAZ MAHAL, WITH KAPUR TALAO IN THE
    BACKGROUND, MANDU

    THIS CHANNEL CARRIED WATER TO KAMAL KUND

    WATER FROM SURAJ TALAB WAS DRAWN UP TO JAHAJ MAHAL, PRESUMABLY TO


    REPLENISH CHAMPA BAORI IN THE SUMMER MONTHS
    VARIOUS CREATIVE DESIGN PATTERNS CAN BE OBSERVED IN LOOK
    OF WATER TANKS (BAOLI)

    GOLA BAORI

    THE UJALA BAORI (LIT WELL) IS OPEN TO AIR AND WAS PROBABLY USED TO GET
    DRINKING WATER.

    TERRACE PAVILIONS
    PLAN

    SECTION

    ELEVATION

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