Mehrangarh

MEHRANGARH_A VALUABLE ASSET OF JODHPUR

The major conservation of the fort started in 1993 when a comprehensive master plan for conservation and adaptive reuse was prepared. The basic principles included minimum intervention in the original order, museum to respect architecture, spaces to be restored for their original quality, new public realm to be negotiated for the advantage of the both the royal inheritance and the people. This has successfully been achieved. Mehrangarh is the most valuable asset of Jodhpur, both for the quality of its architecture as well as the economic activity it creates. It receives more than a million national and international tourists every year generating funds for ongoing conservation work and provide direct and indirect employment to thousands. It has successfully demonstrated high quality of conservation work, very apt adaptive reuse, a museum of its inheritance, and a large number of national and international visitors.

The fort is a studio for architects to learn about manifestation of climate responsive architecture, a laboratory for conservationists, a workshop for skill development of craftsmen and above all on economic model of self-sustaining heritage conservation project.