Man Sagar Lake
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Man Sagar Lake मान सागर झील |
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| View of the lake and the Jal Mahal Palace | ||
| Geographical location | Rajasthan , India | |
| Places on the shore | Jaipur | |
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| Coordinates | 26 ° 57 '22 " N , 75 ° 50' 46" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 417 m | |
| surface | 1.39 km² | |
| length | 1.25 km | |
| width | 1.15 km | |
| volume | Max. 3.1 million cbm | |
| Maximum depth | 4.50 m | |
The Man Sagar Lake ( Hindi मान सागर झील Mān Sāgar Jhīl ) is a man-made lake near the city of Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan .
location
Man Sagar Lake is located about 10 km (driving distance) northeast of the center of Jaipur on the way to the old palace city of Amber (or Amer ) at an altitude of about 417 m above sea level. d. M .; from the so-called "Palace of the Winds" ( Hawa Mahal ) it is only approx. 3 km.
history
The lake was created in 1610 at the instigation of the resident Maharajas Man Singh I (r. 1589-1614) in Amber . For this purpose, a nearly 300 m long wall, which has since been renewed several times, was built to hold back the water flowing down from the surrounding mountains during the summer monsoon rains.
Jal Mahal
The square Jal Mahal ("Water Palace"), built during dry periods in the middle of the lake, which is only about 4.50 m deep, was not built until around 1750 at the instigation of Maharaja Madho Singh I (ruled 1750–1768), who now resides in Jaipur ; it mainly served as a "hunting lodge" on the occasion of the annual duck hunts. Towards the end of the 18th century it was enlarged and embellished by his son. Its basement was never usable because of the changing water level; access was via stairs on the outer wall.
After a long slumber of decades and extensive restoration work at the beginning of the 21st century, the palace can be approached by tourist boats again. Several souvenir shops and a café are located on its upper floor.
Water quality
The water quality of the lake, which often dries up in the spring months of May / June, is - after the excavation work undertaken at the beginning of the 21st century - comparatively good again, since hardly any untreated sewage is discharged. The mud and sand deposits of the past centuries were dug up and turned into a bird island or deposited on the bank. Water birds such as ducks and cormorants can still be seen.
