Carved façades
Like lace.
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A cluster of five adjoining mansions, or havelis, in Jaisalmer's old city, built by a wealthy trader of the Patwa family and his sons in the first half of the nineteenth century over about fifty years, the largest and finest havelis in the city. Their golden façades are famous for astonishingly fine stone carving, like lace cut in sandstone, with many balconies and latticed windows that reflect the wealth of merchants who prospered on the caravan trade routes. Part of the complex is now private museums showing original furniture, costumes, utensils and decoration in restored rooms with painted ceilings, mirrors and murals, and the roof looks out over the old city and the fort. Fees vary by section, about ₹200–250 for foreigners at the private museum, per visitor guides. It's a short walk from the fort; mornings are best, when the sun lights the façades.
Like lace.
Period furniture.
Of the fort.
Old city, near Jaisalmer Fort
Its astonishingly fine, lace-like carved stone façades; it is Jaisalmer's largest and finest haveli, built over about fifty years.
