The Hawa Mahal is not really a Palace but a one room deep 5 storey viewing platform for the women of the court to view parades and ceremonies in purdah. The parade ground which they viewed is now just a very busy traffic ridden street, although there are apparently plans to pedestrianise the Pink City around the Albert Hall which housed a surprisingly interesting museum of minitures, handblocked textiles and a ceramic collection featuring along with Indian pottery, Minton, Royal Doulton, and handpainted plques of the High Tor in the Peak District.
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