The top-most storey of the Chandra Mahal is an open pavilion in the form of a tibari, known as the Mukut Mandir, to signal its function as the Palace’s crown. The court poet Krishnadatta attributes its construction to Maharaja Pratap Singh.
Sri Niwas
Sri Niwas, or ‘exalted abode’, is heavily ornamented with small pieces of mirror-work set in plaster, which is painted white and yellow. On the walls are small paintings of flowers and vases.
Rang Niwas, or ‘coloured abode’, is located on the third floor and contains the a suite of rooms that was the Maharaja’s private quarters.
The Niwas, or the 'Painted Abode', is located on the fifth floor of the Chandra Mahal Palace - a large hall facing a broad terrace, flanked by domed rooms. The stunning blue and white painting scheme in the Chavi Niwas was probably added in the 19th century. Some traces of superimposed drawing suggest an abandoned intention to add other colours. The 'dados', however, are complete and may have been intended to imitate #marble bas-relief #carving.
The 4th-floor of the Chandra Mahal, Shobha Niwas is a throne room with red, green and amber glass with pieces of mirror and china embedded in gold plasterwork. The beauty of Shobha Niwas is unparalleled.
Pritam Niwas, or ‘beloved abode, is the main room in the centre of the ground floor of the palace - probably used as an audience hall. The walls and the ceiling were painted, in imitation of carpet designs, around 1900, and the portraits of various Kachchwaha maharajas, by the Indo-German artist A.H. Muller, were added during the reign of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II.
