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Patwon Ki Haveli
Five merchant mansions, carved head to foot in latticed sandstone.
HeritagePatwon Ki HaveliA cluster of five havelis built by a single trading family in the nineteenth century, and the most ornate of the merchant houses left in the old city.
The draw
Why go
- The façades are covered in jharokhas — projecting stone balconies — cut so finely the sandstone reads almost like screen-work.
- It is the clearest surviving picture of how wealthy the Silk Route trade once made this desert town.
Before you go
Good to know
- Two of the five sections are open to walk through; the interiors are cool even at midday.
- It sits inside the old city below the fort — easy to pair with a fort visit.