Hawa Mahal is a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Ustad in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god. Its unique five-storey exterior is also akin to the honeycomb of the beehive with its 953 small windows called jharokhas that are decorated with intricate latticework.
The original intention of the lattice was to allow royal ladies to
observe everyday life in the street below without being seen, since they
had to observe strict "purdah" (face cover). Besides this, the lattice
also provides cool air caused by the Venturi effect
(doctor breeze) through the intricate pattern and thereby air
conditioning the whole area during the high temperatures in summers
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