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/history-of-salim-singh-ki-haveli/ http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2010/01/history-of-salim-singh-ki-haveli/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:17:21 +0000 admin http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/?p=315 Salim Singh ki haveli has been built on the remains of an older haveli built in the late 17th century. The new building was built in the year 1815 and was occupied by the Mehta family of Jaisalmer. They were the most influential family of their time. This haveli was commissioned by Salim Singh, the then Prime Minister of the kingdom when Jaisalmer was the capital.
The haveli has a distinct architecture. The roof has been constructed in the form of Peacock. The haveli is situated beside the hills near the Jaisalmer Fort. People claim that Salim Singh made two additional floors in order to make it as high as the fort but the Maharaja did not take this attempt in good spirit. He ordered the extra floors to be torn down. Nevertheless we do not find enough evidence to corroborate the story.

]]> http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2010/01/history-of-salim-singh-ki-haveli/feed/ 0 http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2009/12/salim-singh-ki-haveli/ http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2009/12/salim-singh-ki-haveli/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:52:52 +0000 admin http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/?p=279 This haveli was built about 300 years ago and a part of it is still occupied. Salim Singh was the prime minister when Jaisalmer was the capital of the princely state and his mansion has a beautifully arched roof with superb carved brackets in the form of Peacocks. The mansion is just below the hill and it is said that once it had two additional wooden storeys in an attempt to make it as high as the maharaja’s palace, but the maharaja had the upper storey torn down.

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