Madhavendra Palace — Attraction in Jaipur Municipal Corporation

The Madhavendra Palace, perched above a long-winding road from the city of Jaipur, has been spruced up to receive a transnational contemporary art group show as India’s first sculpture park.

Curated by Peter Nagy and helmed by Aparajita Jain of Saat Saath Arts Foundation, the exhibition occupies the compact rooms of the palace, completely overtaking the conventional protocols of viewing. Built like an uneven grid, with unpredictable narrow passages and courtyards, small windows and stained glass, the palace was constructed during the reign of the “photographer king” Ram Singh II (1835-1880) and his successor Madho Singh II (1862-1922), his adopted son who became the adept builder of modern...

The palace is part of Nahargarh Fort, which lies on the Aravalli hills overlooking Jaipur, Rajasthan.

It was built by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II (who reigned from 1880–1922) for use by his queen(s), and as part of the royal architecture of Jaipur.

🏰 Architecture & Structure

Madhavendra Palace is a two-storey structure.

It consists of nine apartments (or suites) built around a large rectangular courtyard. The king had one main suite, and the remaining were for the queens.

The layout includes corridors, rooms, small windows, stained glass—various architectural elements that contribute to its historic and aesthetic appeal.

The palace has decorative murals and wall paintings, ornamented arches,...

The main palace of Nahargarh fort known as Madhavendra Bhavan was built by Sawai Madho Singh in 1892. This residential palace was built as a royal pleasure retreat for his queen's. Nine, identical, two storied apartments for each queen were built in a rectangular courtyard They are named as Suraj Prakash, Chand Prakash, Khushal Prakash, Anand Prakash, Jawahar Prakash, Laxmi Prakash, Ratna Prakash, Lalit Prakash & Basant Prakash. The ground floor is used during winter & the first floor with the jharokas...