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=== Rajput Architecture ===
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Rajput Architecture represents different types of buildings, which may broadly be classed either as secular or religious. The secular buildings are of various scales. These include temples, forts, stepwells, gardens, and palaces. The forts were specially built for defense and military purposes due to the [[Muslim conquests of the Indian subcontinent|Islamic invasions]].

[[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] architecture and painting is claimed to have influenced indigenous Rajput styles of art and architecture.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kossak|first1=Steven|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=orBAYzCRJhIC&q=Rajput+architecture+was+influenced+by+Islamic+architecture&pg=PA7|title=The Art of South and Southeast Asia: A Resource for Educators|last2=Watts|first2=Edith Whitney|date=2001|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|isbn=9780870999925|language=en|access-date=5 November 2020|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314135449/https://books.google.com/books?id=orBAYzCRJhIC&q=Rajput+architecture+was+influenced+by+Islamic+architecture&pg=PA7|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Hill Forts of Rajasthan]] ([[Amer Fort|Amer]], [[Chittor Fort|Chittor]], [[Gagron Fort|Gagron]], [[Jaisalmer Fort|Jaisalmer]], [[Kumbhalgarh]], [[Ranthambore Fort|Ranthambore]]), a group of six forts built by various Rajput kingdoms and principalities during the medieval period are among the best examples of Rajput Architecture. The ensemble is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other forts include the [[Mehrangarh Fort]] and [[Jaigarh Fort]].

Most of the population of Rajasthan is [[Hindu]], and there has historically been a [[Jainism in Rajasthan|considerable Jain minority]]; this mixture is reflected in the many temples of the region. [[Māru-Gurjara architecture]], or "Solaṅkī style" is a distinctive style that began in Rajasthan and neighbouring [[Gujarat]] around the 11th century, and has been revived and taken to other parts of India and the world by both Hindus and Jains. This represents the main contribution of the region to [[Hindu temple architecture]]. The [[Dilwara Temples|Dilwara Jain Temples]] of [[Mount Abu]] built between the 11th and 13th centuries CE are the best-known examples of the style. The [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] architecture greatly influenced indigenous Rajput styles of art and architecture.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Steven|first1=Kossak|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=orBAYzCRJhIC&q=Rajput+architecture+was+influenced+by+Islamic+architecture&pg=PA7|title=The Art of South and Southeast Asia: A Resource for Educators|last2=Watts|first2=Edith Whitney|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|year=2001|isbn=9780870999925|access-date=5 November 2020|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314135449/https://books.google.com/books?id=orBAYzCRJhIC&q=Rajput+architecture+was+influenced+by+Islamic+architecture&pg=PA7|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some architectural style innovated and influenced by Rajasthani architectural styles are:-
# Ornated buildings or Havelis
# [[Chhatri]]s
# Delicate ornamentation
# [[Jharokha]]
# Stepwell or [[Bawdi]]
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In Hindi, the "Chhatri" refers to a canopy or umbrella. Chhatris are the elevated pavilions with dome shaped porches. The Chhatris are used as a symbol to portray the fundamentals of admiration and pride in its style of architecture.

A Jharokha is a kind of suspended enclosed gallery. A significant purposes it served was to allow women to witness the events and society outside the palace life without being noticed. This eventually lead to [[Jharokha Darshan]], adapted by Mughals, which allowed essential and direct communication between the emperors or kings and the general public.

The [[City wall of Jaipur|walled]] city of [[Jaipur]] was formed in 1727 by Kacchwaha Rajput ruler [[Jai Singh II]], and is "a unique example of traditional Hindu [[town planning]]",<ref name="Michell1990">Michell, George (1990), ''The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu'', 1990, Penguin Books, pg −288-301 {{ISBN|0140081445}}</ref> following the precepts set out in much Hindu texts. Subsequently, the [[City Palace, Jaipur|City Palace]], [[Hawa Mahal]], [[Rambagh Palace]], [[Jal Mahal]] and [[Albert Hall Museum]] were also built. [[Udaipur]] also has several palaces, including the [[Bagore-ki-Haveli]], now a museum, built in the 18th century.

Rajput architecture continued well into the 20th and 21st centuries, as the rulers of the [[princely state]]s of [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]] commissioned vast palaces and other buildings, such as the [[Albert Hall Museum]], [[Lalgarh Palace]], and [[Umaid Bhawan Palace]]. These usually incorporated European styles as well, a practice which eventually led to the [[Indo-Saracenic architecture|Indo-Saracenic style]]