Tuesday 28 August 2012

Diwan-i-Khas: Agra Fort

Agra Fort has a gigantic hall for private audience known as Diwan-i-Khas. On my visit to Agra Fort I entered this hall after viewing Diwan-i-Am. This hall was used by the emperor for holding cultural events and meetings of important guests such as kings, ambassadors and nobles in private. The hall is exquisitely decorated with carvings and flat wooden flat ceiling which used to be covered with gold and silver leaves. This hall is open at on three sides and we entered it through one of the arched openings which were supported on double columns. The hall represents the royal accesses and thus the interior hall has Persian inscriptions inlaid in black stone. The chambers here are profoundly decorated with refined inlay work in floral patterns. The work done on the hall is selected very meticulously keeping in view the status of the royalty.

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