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| The Darwazas (Mandu) |
The 45 km parapet of walls that encircle Mandu are punctuated by 12 gateways. Most notable of these is Delhi Darwaza, the main entrance to the fortress city. Rampol Darwaza, Jehangir Gate and Tarapur Gate are some of the other main gateways.
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| Jahaz Mahal (Mandu) |
This 120 mt long "ship palace" built by Sultan Ghiyas-ud-din-Khilji between the two artificial lakes, Munj Talao and Kapur Talao is an elegant two storeyed palace. With it's open pavilions, balconies overhanging the water and open terrace, Jahaz Mahal is an imaginative recreation in stone of a royal pleasure craft.
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| Hindola Mahal (Mandu) |
Hindola Mahal is an audience hall deriving the name of 'Swinging Palace' from it's sloping side-walls. Superb and innovative techniques are also evident in it's ornamental facade, delicate trellis work in sand-stone and beautifully moulded columns.
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| Hoshang Shah's Tomb (Mandu) |
India's first marble edifice, it is one of the most refined examples of Afghan architecture. It's unique features are the magnificently proportioned dome, marble lattice work of remarkable delicacy and porticoed courts and towers to mark the four corners of the rectangle.
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| Jami Masjid (Mandu) |
The Jami Masjid was conceived on a grand scale, with a high plinth and a huge domed porch, the background dominated by similar imposing domes with the intervening space filled up by innumerable domes. One is struck by the huge proportions and the stern simplicity of it's construction.
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| Ashrafi Mahal (Mandu) |
Built by Hoshang Shah's successor, Mahmud Shah Khilji, this 'palace of gold coins' facing the Jami Masjid, was conceived as an academic institution for young boys. In the same complex he built a seven storeyed tower of which only one storey has survived.
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| Baz Bahadur's Palace (Mandu) |
Built by Baz Bahadur in the early 16th century, the palace's unique features are it's spacious courtyards surrounded by halls and high terraces which afford a superb view of the surrounding countryside.
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| Roopmati's Pavilion (Mandu) |
The pavilion was originally built as an army observation post. From it's hilltop perch, this graceful structure with it's two pavilions was a retreat of the lovely queen, from where she could see Baz Bahadur's palace and the Narmada flowing through the Nimar plains far below.
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| Nilkanth Shrine (Mandu) |
This sacred Shiva shrine is sited in a magnificent setting, at the very edge of a steep gorge. In it's tree-shaded courtyard, a sacred pond is fed by a stream, and pilgrims gather to worship here.
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| Nilkanth Mahal (Mandu) |
Belonging to the Mughal era and close to the Nilkanth Shrine, this palace was constructed by the Mughal governor, Shah Badgah Khan. There are some inscriptions on the walls of the time of Akbar.
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| Rewa Kund (Mandu) |
A reservoir built by Baz Bahadur in the early 16th century, the palace's unique features are it's spacious courtyards surrounded by halls and high terraces which afford a superb view of the surrounding countryside.
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