Place · Jaisalmer haveli complex · India
Patwon ki Haveli, Jaisalmer
Also known as Patwa Haveli, Patwa ki Haveli
The 1805-1860 Patwon ki Haveli at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan — the largest and most elaborate of Jaisalmer's historic havelis, built by Guman Chand Patwa and his five sons who ran a brocade-and-opium trading network across Rajasthan, Afghanistan and Central Asia. The five-haveli cluster (also called Patwon-ki-Haveli Group) covers 2,500 square metres with 60 balconies, 38 jharokhas and intricate yellow-sandstone jaali screenwork. The first haveli (1805, by Guman Chand) and the subsequent four built by his sons between 1821 and 1860 together form the finest surviving Marwari merchant architectural ensemble. The haveli's five-storey carved facade is one of Jaisalmer's most photographed landmarks. ASI protection since 1982; two of the five havelis are now the Patwa Haveli Museum.
- Function
- Trade & production
- Patron dynasty
- Jaisalmer princely state
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 26.916, 70.914
Connections (3)
- Site withinJaisalmer Fort
The 1805-1860 Patwon ki Haveli cluster sits within the Jaisalmer old city, 500 metres east of the Jaisalmer Fort's First Fort Gate. Built by Guman Chand Patwa and his five sons from their brocade-and-opium trading fortune, the five-haveli cluster forms the largest private architectural complex in historic Jaisalmer, part of the Jaisalmer-fort-and-haveli ensemble.
- Companion in the same setSalim Singh ki Haveli, Jaisalmer
Salim Singh ki Haveli, Patwon ki Haveli and Nathmal ki Haveli together constitute the three iconic havelis of historic Jaisalmer. Built between 1805 and 1885 by the city's most prominent merchants and administrators, the three havelis form a unified sandstone-carved architectural ensemble that remains the chief heritage of the Jaisalmer old city alongside the hilltop Jaisalmer Fort.
- Companion in the same setNathmal ki Haveli, Jaisalmer
Patwon ki Haveli (1805-1860) and Nathmal ki Haveli (1885) together with Salim Singh ki Haveli (late 18th century) form the three iconic havelis of historic Jaisalmer. All three were built within the old city 300-500 metres east of the Jaisalmer Fort gate, in the same sandstone-carved jaali idiom that remains Jaisalmer's architectural signature.
Sources
Standard reference; ASI records.
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