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HAVELI ARCHITECTURE
Haveli Architecture
Architectural features
Havelis in Gujarat
Mangaldas ni Haveli
200 years old located in Ahmedabad
Finest examples of carved wooden
architecture
Mangaldas ni Haveli
Wall art
Havelis in Rajasthan
Specifications
Glass mosaics
Bagore ki haveli
Patwon Ki Haveli
Courtyard
Balcony - Jharokha
wooden facade
Sharing of common walls on longer sides
Bonding-timber construction
Densely articulated within confined
settlement pattern known as pols
Specifications
Interior courtyard known as chowk a nodal
point linking all the spaces together.
Courtyard Transitional and functional
The chowk was attached to the
rasodun (kitchen), paniyaro (place for storing
drinking water), and the puja (prayer room)
all three being considered as sacred spaces.
Small windows for cross ventilation
Model
Ornamentations
Plan