http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2010/01/nathmal-ji-ki-haveli-2/ http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2010/01/nathmal-ji-ki-haveli-2/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:17:31 +0000 admin http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/?p=316 This Nathmal Ji ki haveli was commissioned to serve as the residence of Diwan Mohata Nathmal, the then Prime Minister of Jaisalmer. Maharawal Beri Sal commissioned the construction of this Haveli. The architects of this haveli were Hathi and Lulu who happened to be brothers. There is a very interesting story regarding its construction. It is said that the two brothers started building different facets of haveli simultaneously. In those days there were no such instruments, which could keep a track on continuity and thus when this building came up finally it had irregular shape.
Thus the architecture present in this haveli is quite different from the one popular in other parts of Jaisalmer. The workmanship of Jaisalmer havelis is an amalgam of both Rajput architecture as well as Islamic art that was imported via the traders’ caravan through the desert.

]]> http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2010/01/nathmal-ji-ki-haveli-2/feed/ 0 http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2009/12/nathmal-ji-ki-haveli/ http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2009/12/nathmal-ji-ki-haveli/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:53:23 +0000 admin http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/?p=281 Two architect brothers built it in the 19th century. Interestingly, while one concentrated on the right, the other concentrated on the left and the result is a symphony epitomising the side by side symmetry during construction. Paintings in miniature style monopolise the walls in the interior. Mighty tuskers carved out of yellow sandstone stand guard to the haveli.

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