Sukh Niwas
E268464
Sukh Niwas is a cooling pleasure palace within Jaipur’s Amber Fort, known for its ingenious water and ventilation systems that created an artificial breeze for the royal residents.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sukh Niwas canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
palace ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mughal-influenced
ⓘ
Rajputs ⓘ
surface form:
Rajput
|
| associatedWith |
Amber royal court
ⓘ
Kachwaha Rajputs ⓘ
surface form:
Kachwaha Rajput rulers
|
| climateAdaptation |
evaporative cooling
ⓘ
passive cooling ⓘ |
| coolingMechanism |
air passing over water channels
ⓘ
evaporation-induced cooling breeze ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| feature |
cooling corridors
ⓘ
fountains ⓘ marble inlay work ⓘ ornamental arches ⓘ ventilation ducts ⓘ water channels ⓘ |
| functionInComplex |
residential comfort area
ⓘ
royal leisure space ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Rajput architecture ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Amber Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | medieval Rajasthan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cooling architecture
ⓘ
creating artificial breeze ⓘ ventilation design ⓘ water-based cooling system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hindi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amber Fort
ⓘ
India ⓘ Jaipur ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
lime plaster
ⓘ
marble ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Abode of Pleasure
ⓘ
House of Happiness ⓘ |
| near |
Amber Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Jaleb Chowk of Amber Fort
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Amber Fort
ⓘ
surface form:
Amber Fort complex
tourist circuit of Amber Fort ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
pleasure palace
ⓘ
summer retreat ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide thermal comfort in hot climate ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
royal residents of Amber
ⓘ
rulers of Amber ⓘ |
| ventilationSystemType | natural ventilation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.