Later, Madho Singhs son, Madho Singh II, enlarged the palace by adding a courtyard.
Jal Mahal is a curious structure.
Its not exactly a palace, because there are no habitable rooms to stay.
Just a terrace garden where the Maharaja took leisurely walks.
The palace is actually five stories tall, but only the top floor stays above water.
The lower four floors remain mostly submerged when the lake is full.
you’ve got the option to see bits of both in Jal Mahal.
The hallways and grand chambers on the first floor are gracefully decorated with beautiful paintings.
On the terrace of the palace, there is a garden with arched passages.
At each corner of this palace are semi-octagonal towers with an elegant cupolas.
At the center of the terrace is a Bengali-style rectangular pavilion called a Chhatri.
For decades, the lake provided the inhabitants of the region with water for drinking and irrigation.
It was also home to a large number of bird species.
The filthy water and the stink kept visitors away from this otherwise splendid monument.
The water quality has improved and the birds have returned.
