Water Palaces Flashcards
Water palaces
Closes water bodies that has palaces or fortes in between them
Jal mahal
Location
Lake
Who
when
what
• Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Builder: Maharaja Madho Singh I
• Construction Period: 18th century
• Water Body: Man Sagar Lake
• Material: Red sandstone
Neer mahal
Location
Lake
Who
What
When
Melaghar Tripura
Maharaja bir Bikram kishor
1938 complete
Rudrasagar lake
Brick and concrete
Lake palace
Location
Lake
Who
When
What
Udaipur
Lake Pichola
Maharana jagat Singh 2
18 century
White marble
Bekal fort
Location
Lake
Who
when
What
Bekal Kerala
Shivvappa nayak
1650-17
Bekal beach
Laterite stone
Fort of aguada
Location
River
Who
when
what.
Candolim Goa
Portuguese
1612
Arabian Sea the mouth of mandovi river
Laterite and bricks
Murud-Janjira
Location
River
Wi\ho
What when
Murud Maharashtra
Siddis [habsi dynasty] and expanded by maharathats
15
Arebian sea Konkan cost
Stone limestone
Vijaydurg fort
Location
What
Lake
Where
Who
Vijaydurg Fort:
1. Location: Vijaydurg, Maharashtra, India 2. Builder: Raja Bhoj II of the Shilahar dynasty and later renovated by Shivaji Maharaj 3. Construction Period: 12th century, renovated in the 17th century 4. Water Body: Arabian Sea 5. Material: Laterite stones and lime mortar
Sindudurgh fort
Where
What
When
Lake
Sindhudurg Fort:
1. Location: Malvan, Maharashtra, India 2. Builder: Constructed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 3. Construction Period: Built between 1664 and 1667 4. Water Body: Arabian Sea 5. Material: Basalt rock and limestone
Suvarnadurg fort
Location
Water body
When
What
Who
Suvarnadurg Fort: golden fort
1. Location: Near Harnai Port, Maharashtra, India 2. Builder: Constructed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj 3. Construction Period: Built in the 17th century, completed in 1660 4. Water Body: Arabian Sea 5. Material: Laterite stone and lime
Kolaba fort
Location
Water body
When
Who
What
Kolaba Fort:
1. Location: Alibaug, Maharashtra, India 2. Builder: Originally built by Shivaji Maharaj and later expanded by the Siddis and the British 3. Construction Period: Constructed in the late 17th century 4. Water Body: Arabian Sea 5. Material: Laterite stone and lime
Khanderi underi fort
Location
When
Where
What
Waterbod
Khanderi Underi Fort:
1. Location: Off the coast of Thal, Maharashtra, India 2. Builder: Constructed by the Siddis of Janjira 3. Construction Period: Built in the 17th century 4. Water Body: Arabian Sea 5. Material: Basalt rock and lime Kahnderi - small2 forts Underi a north on larger island. As outposts
Jal mahal
location
lake
when
what
who
where
Mandu
Sultan ghiyaas ud din Khilji
15th century
Stone and marble
Kapur talao lake
Jai mahal
Location
Builder
Period
Waterbody
Material
Orchha MP
Maharaja bir Singh Deo
17
Stone woods featuring frescoes murals