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Introduction:
Salim Singh Ki Haveli was built about 300 years ago and a part
of it is still occupied. Salim Singh was the prime minister
when Jaisalmer was the capital of the princely state and his
mansion has a beautifully arched roof with superb carved brackets
in the form of Peacocks. The mansion is just below the hill
and it is said that once it had two additional wooden storeys
in an attempt to make it as high as the maharaja's palace, but
the maharaja had the upper storey torn down. The intricately
chiseled brackets on the walls ofki-ha Salim Singh ki haveli speak
volumes about the love for detail and beauty among the artisans
of those days. The sheer lavishness of extensive corridors,
massive rooms and hallways weaves a bewitching spell on you.
The beautiful haveli, surmounted with a blue cupola roof is
studded with intricately done stone carvings, latticed windows
and splendid murals. Resembling a palace out of the Arabian
Nights, Salim Singh Ki Haveli was built by Salim Singh when
he was the prime minister of Jaisalmer.
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