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Mann Mandir
Presented by : Herik Ghael
Janki Patel
Brief Information
• Built between 1486 and 1517 by Raja Mansingh. The tiles that once adorned its exterior have not survived , but at the entrance , traces of these still remain.
• Within the palace rooms stand bare, stripped of their former glory, testifying to the passing of the centuries.
• Vast chambers with fine stone screens were once the music halls, and behind these screens, the royal ladies would learn music from the great masters of the day.
• Below, circular dungeons housed the state prisoners of the Mughals.
• Emperor Aurangzeb had his brother Murad were imprisoned, and later executed here.
• At Man Mandir Palace, a poignant ambience of those days of chivalry and heroism still lingers in the silent chambers.
• There are chambers for affairs of state as well as those for relaxation, adorned appropriately and ornately with carved animals, flowers and the human form; the yellow, green and bright blue tiles, adding a rich touch of colour, set off by the pale yellow sandstone base.
• The palace has two main courtyards, around which the various sections are built to a height of two floors.
• Audience halls and chambers constitute the main level.
• The upper floor, which housed the zenana, has a series of surrounding passages, as well as roof terraces and pavilions that overlook the courts through screened galleries.
• The floor of the main level projects out to create deep eaves which are supported on carved brackets.
• The massive exterior of the place does not reflect the essentially human scale of the apartments within, which are richly varied in both volume and ornament.
• Deep subterranean chambers, used as retreats in summer, lie toward one end, bneath the main level.
• Be low this, on the second level, are the dungeons.
Plan
• The Image shows details form one of the several rooms grouped around the two inner courts of his Man Mandir palace.
Detail
Rajput Architecture
• The Rajputs were great patrons of art and architecture, the finest examples being their forts and palaces.
• The Rajput palaces are complex compositions built as inner citadels surrounded by the city and enclosed by a fortified wall as at Chittorgarh and Jaisalmer.
• Some forts, such as those at Bharatpur and Deeg, were protected by wide moats.
• The oldest surviving palaces date from the mid-fifteenth century and are found at Chittor and Gwalior.
• The Man Mandir, the largest palace in Gwalior, was built by Raja Man Singh Tomar (1486-1516).
• The Man Mandir has two storeys above, and two below, ground level overhanging a sandstone cliff.
• This gigantic cliff is punctuated by five massive round towers, crowned by domed cupolas and linked by delicately carved parapets.
• The whole facade is enriched with brilliant blue tiles.
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