Looking from the family fort to the military fort.
Supposedly the ruler who lived here had 2 or 3 wives and 12 concubines. The pavilion in the courtyard was below the ruler's apartment. Each of his 12 concubines lived in apartments around this courtyard. He had stairs from his apartment patio to their area of the fort via a set of stairs. They were not allowed to leave their rooms in order to prevent jealousy. Once a day, they would go into the pavilion. The pavilion is divided into 12 sections so each one had their own space.
Above and below you see filigree work. It surrounds the courtyard where there would be gatherings, parties, court. The married ladies (because of the veil act) were not allowed to show their faces in public. In order to allow them to enjoy the activity in the courtyard, there were these windows all along the building. They could sit or stand here and see without being seen. Above you can see what it looked like looking through. Below is a close up of the beautiful work.
This fort had three separate palaces for the three seasons: winter, summer, and monsoon. The one above and below is the winter palace. It is mirrored. Each mirror was a piece of glass imported from Belgium. Silver was painted and the glass was then inlaid to form a mirror. In the winter, the lamps would reflect in the mirrors causing more warmth in the palace. The summer palace had a cooling system similar to our swamp coolers.
again, more of the vegetable paint applied over wet plaster. These are original from the 1500s.
Looking from the family fort to the military fort.
Supposedly the ruler who lived here had 2 or 3 wives and 12 concubines. The pavilion in the courtyard was below the ruler's apartment. Each of his 12 concubines lived in apartments around this courtyard. He had stairs from his apartment patio to their area of the fort via a set of stairs. They were not allowed to leave their rooms in order to prevent jealousy. Once a day, they would go into the pavilion. The pavilion is divided into 12 sections so each one had their own space.
Above and below you see filigree work. It surrounds the courtyard where there would be gatherings, parties, court. The married ladies (because of the veil act) were not allowed to show their faces in public. In order to allow them to enjoy the activity in the courtyard, there were these windows all along the building. They could sit or stand here and see without being seen. Above you can see what it looked like looking through. Below is a close up of the beautiful work.
This fort had three separate palaces for the three seasons: winter, summer, and monsoon. The one above and below is the winter palace. It is mirrored. Each mirror was a piece of glass imported from Belgium. Silver was painted and the glass was then inlaid to form a mirror. In the winter, the lamps would reflect in the mirrors causing more warmth in the palace. The summer palace had a cooling system similar to our swamp coolers.
again, more of the vegetable paint applied over wet plaster. These are original from the 1500s.
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