Plinth from the Khas Mahal in Agra Fort

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This beautiful plinth is also from the Khas Mahal, or Private Palace, in the Fort at Agra. See remarks on Plate 19 , fig. 3.

Khas Mahal or ‘Aramgah-i-Muqaddar’ has river on the one side and Anguri Bagh on the other. Built for the two favorite daughters of Shah Jehan, Jahanara and Roshanara, it has a beautiful tank in front with fountains, white marble pavilions and open courts. The central hall or baradari and the adjoining colonnade or portico is almost of same size. The arched recesses of the main hall lead to the side rooms. The richly ornamented ceilings of the palace are flat and the complex has stylishly carved and molded brackets. The niches in the walls are believed to have contained portraits of Mughal emperors while the iron rings in the roof of the central hall were meant for the chandeliers.

The entire mansion is placed over an elevated white marble plinth. The palace complex is surrounded by exquisite curtain walls known as “Sar-i-parda”.

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