Haveli Complex
Rampuria Havelis
Also known as Rampuria Haveli
Bikaner's famous merchant mansions line the old city with richly carved façades, showing the prosperity generated by historic desert trade.
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About Rampuria Havelis
The Rampuria Havelis are a group of mansions in Bikaner's old city built by the Rampurias, a wealthy merchant family, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Faced in red Dulmera sandstone, their facades are covered in carved balconies, floral panels and figures, mixing Rajput and Mughal motifs with European touches.
They line narrow lanes and are mostly still private homes, so the pleasure is in walking among the facades rather than going inside. They're best seen on a guided walk with Kote Gate and the Bhandasar Jain Temple.
Rampuria Havelis At A Glance
- Location
- Old Bikaner, Bikaner
- Type
- Haveli Complex
- Heritage Status
- Historic merchant havelis
- Entry
- Arranged by your guide on the day
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Visiting Rampuria Havelis
What are the Rampuria Havelis famous for?
- Their carved red sandstone facades, among the finest merchant architecture in Rajasthan.
Can you go inside the Rampuria Havelis?
- Mostly not, as they're private homes. One, Bhanwar Niwas, is now a heritage hotel.
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