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Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur 1986 The cultural centre of the city of Jaipur, is dedicated to the memory of Indias great leader Jawaharlal Nehru, Ideas for the building, sited in an open field near the university in a new part of the city, formed in Coreeas mind; but it was not until 1986 that the concept for the building was finialised. The centre is an analogue of the original city plan of jaipur drawin by the Maharaja. A scholar, mathematician and astronomer, Jai Singh the Second, in the mid-17th century.His city plan, guided by the Shipla Shastras, was based on the ancient Vedic mandala of nine squares or house which represent the nine planets(including two imaginary ones Ketu and Rahu). Due to the presence of a hill one of squares was transposed to the east and two of the squares were amalgamated to house the place. Correas plan of the Kendra invokes directly the original navagraha or nine house mandala. One of the squares is pivoted to recall the original city plan and also to create an entrance. Each of the squares is defined by 8-mertre high walls. The building programme has been disaggregated into eight separate grouping corresponding to the myths represented by that particular planet; for instance, the library is located in the square of the planet Mercury which traditionally represents knowledge, and the theatres are in the house of Venus, representing the arts. The astrological symbol of each planet is directly expressed in a cut out opening

along its external wall. The central square, as specified in the Vedic Shastras, is a void; representing the Nothing which is Everything. The flooring pattern is this square is a diagram of the lotus representing the sun.

The plan of Jaipur city based on the nine square Yantra in which one square is displaced and two central squares combined General plan of the Nat-Mandir in Konarak corresponding to the division of the Yantra of the Nine Planets or Navagraha . The symbols of the Yantra are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Square = Venus Bow = Mercury Snake = Ketu Triangle = Mars Lotus = The sun at the centre Sword = Rahu Crescent = the moon Circle = Jupiter Man = Saturn

The external walls of the building including the around the central kund are clad in red Agra sandstone the same materials used for the jantar Mantar . Observatory in the Red Fort at Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. On these external surfaces the presence of of the planets is expressed by its traditional symbol necessary, with polished black granite. Recalling again the preciasely calibrated surfaces of the astronomical instruments at the Jantar Mantar Observatory.

About jawahar kala Kendra As we know jawahar kala Kendra made by famous architect charles correas in 1986 . From architectural point of view Jawahar kala Kendra is a good example for using space . It is situated in the centre of the Jaipur city. When we enter into Jawahar Kala Kendra it have large walls upto 8-metre . and a zig-zag pattern is followed on the wall corners it creates the confusion and we want to know what further come inside. When we enter a dome is made like this natural light come totally inside the dome. And it is made of red sand stone.