Wender·Vista
Ranthambore National Park
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia
in southeastern Rajasthan, where the Aravallis meet the Vindhyas

Ranthambore National Park

— — a fort the forest grew back around.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Dry deciduous forest on broken hill country in southeastern Rajasthan, holding one of the most-watched tiger populations in India. A tenth-century hilltop fort rises out of the centre of the reserve, its sandstone walls and step-tanks now part of the same landscape as the langurs and the chital. Mornings open with mist on the lakes below the fort; afternoons heat into a long flat gold across the dhok woodland. from the studio

from the studio
Ranthambore National Park
— bring it home

Ranthambore National Park, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Ranthambore National Park

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Ranthambore National Park lies in Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan, where the Aravalli range meets the Vindhya plateau. The core covers about 392 square kilometres of dry deciduous forest, with buffer zones bringing the wider Ranthambore Tiger Reserve to roughly 1,411 square kilometres. The park was the hunting preserve of the Maharajas of Jaipur until 1955, declared a sanctuary that year, brought into Project Tiger in 1973, and gazetted as a national park in 1980. It is reached from Sawai Madhopur, on the Delhi-Mumbai railway line.

— the stone

Ranthambore Fort sits on a 210-metre outcrop at the centre of the reserve, founded in the mid-tenth century by the Chauhan dynasty and besieged repeatedly through the medieval period, most famously by Alauddin Khalji in 1301. The walls, gates, step-tanks, and the Trinetra Ganesh temple are still in active pilgrimage use. The fort was inscribed in 2013 as part of UNESCO's serial Hill Forts of Rajasthan listing, and its sandstone bastions are now part of the working tiger habitat, langurs along the parapets and chital below.

— the visit

The park is divided into ten safari zones, with morning and afternoon drives in shared 6-seat Gypsies or 20-seat Canters booked through the Rajasthan Forest Department. The standard season runs from October through June; the park closes for monsoon, generally July through September. Sawai Madhopur is the railhead, about 130 kilometres southeast of Jaipur and 380 from Delhi. The Trinetra Ganesh temple inside the fort is open to pilgrims daily and is reached by road from the Misradhara gate.

— where
India · Sawai Madhopur District, Rajasthan
— within
Ranthambore National Park
— elevation
305 m · 1,001 ft
— position
26.0173° N · 76.5026° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Ranthambore Fort
hill fort
2 km N
Padam Talao
lake
11 km NE
Sawai Madhopur
town
at the lake
Trinetra Ganesh Temple
temple
N
Ranthambore National Park
Ranthambore Fort
Padam Talao
Sawai Madhopur
Trinetra Ganesh Temple
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Ranthambore National Park — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan, where the Aravalli range meets the Vindhya plateau. The nearest railhead is Sawai Madhopur, on the Delhi-Mumbai line.

The core covers about 392 square kilometres of dry deciduous forest; with buffer zones, the wider Ranthambore Tiger Reserve runs to roughly 1,411 square kilometres.

Ranthambore Fort was founded by the Chauhans in the mid-tenth century and predates the reserve by a thousand years. It is now part of UNESCO's Hill Forts of Rajasthan listing and sits inside the tiger habitat.

Generally October through June. It closes for the monsoon, usually July through September, when most interior tracks become impassable.

Through ten numbered zones, in shared 6-seat Gypsies or 20-seat Canters, booked via the Rajasthan Forest Department. Morning and afternoon drives run daily; zones are assigned at booking.

Bengal tigers are the headline; the reserve also holds leopards, sloth bears, striped hyenas, chital, sambar, nilgai, langurs, and over 270 recorded bird species.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Ranthambore is one of the places in Rajasthan that carries both fort and forest in a single image. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries that recognition well.

Warm Indian-modern, layered Bohemian, and earthy Jewel-tone rooms. The sandstone-gold and forest-green palette sits naturally beside teak, brass, and block-printed textiles.

Above a standard sofa, a Large reads from across the room; a 4-tile Mural fills the wall without crowding. Above a console, a Medium or a horizontal pair of Smalls works well.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate steam and splash. Glossy is best kept to drier walls and framed installations.

A soft microfibre cloth, lightly damp with water. No abrasive cleaners, no solvents. The colour lives in the ceramic surface itself and will not lift.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no third-party stock, no shared catalogue with other shops.

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