
Mehrangarh Museum Trust
Mehrangarh Fort stands a hundred feet in splendor on a perpendicular cliff, four hundred feet above the sky line of Jodhpur. Burnished red sand stone, imposing, invincible and yet with a …
History - Mehrangarh Museum Trust
The fort was named Mehrangarh, meaning ‘fort of the sun’ – a reference to the clan’s mythical descent from the sun god Surya. Over 500 yards long, its wall rises in places to a height of …
Visit - Mehrangarh Museum Trust
Visit the Chokhelao Bagh which sits at the foot of the Mehrangarh Fort. This over two hundred-year-old garden, complete with the scents, sounds, and textures of a garden of the eighteenth …
Architecture - Mehrangarh Museum Trust
The Fort and its palaces were built over period of 500 years following the foundation in the mid-15th century. As a result, the varied building styles of many different periods are represented, …
Mehrangarh - Mehrangarh Museum Trust
Mehrangarh the Fort of Jodhpur crowns a rocky hill that rises 400 feet above the surrounding plain, and appears both to command and to meld with the landscape. One of the largest forts …
Mehrangarh Museum - Mehrangarh Museum Trust
Mehrangarh Museum has a unique importance as a repository of the artistic and cultural history of the large areas of Central Rajasthan and Marwar-Jodhpur. The museum boasts exemplary …
Period Rooms - Mehrangarh Museum Trust
The Pearl Palace is one of the oldest surviving period rooms in the fort. It was built in the 16th century by Sawai Raja Sur Singh (1595-1619) as a Hall of Public Audience. The walls of the …
Museum Shop - Mehrangarh Museum Trust
The Mehrangarh Museum Shop is the only professional museum store in India. Recognized by Time magazine in its 2007 “Best of Asia” issue, the shop is a fully accredited member of the …
About Us - Mehrangarh Museum Trust
Mehrangarh Museum Trust is India’s leading cultural institution and centre of excellence, established in 1972 by the 36th Custodian of Marwar- Jodhpur, H. H. Maharaja Gaj Singhji to …
Collection - Mehrangarh Museum Trust
The Mehrangarh Museum has more than 3000 miniature paintings in the collection which dates from the late 16th to 19th century CE.