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Caravan Serai is at near
Hathi Pol. The building was built as a guesthouse for important persons
or traders. Interior of the Serai has a spacious quadrangle court of 74.82m
by 82.66m in dimension. There are residential rooms on all the four sides
of this grand court. Besides these rooms, there are also terraces built
on southeast side of the Serai. These rooms once had pillared verandahs
in front, which have now been demolished. The presence of tank and well
on the southeast side of Serai suggests that water and toilet facilities
were also provided to the guests.
Caravan Serai is located
on the slope of the ridge, which was beautifully utilized by terraced construction.
It is rectangular in plan having its main entrance in the middle of the
northwest side. The gateway stands over a small plinth, which was broken
in the middle to allow access to the main entrance archway, which is flanked
by two smaller ones. The spandrels of these arches are made up of marble
and are decorated with rossets of red sandstone. The smaller arches are
also decorated with marble. The soffits of the arches were once decorated
with stuccowork in geometrical designs |
