The Rang Mahal in the Red Fort (2008)Drawing of the Rang Mahal in the early 1850s, by Ghulam Ali Khan
The Rang Mahal or Palace of Colour is located in the Red Fort, Delhi.
It originally served as a part of the imperial harem. It was the part of the palace in which female members of the royal family could rest at. It was known as the Palace of Distinction (Imtiaz Mahal) during the rule of Shah Jahan. After the British occupied the fort in 1857, Rang Mahal was used as a mess hall for a brief time.[1]
The building's interior was once richly painted and decorated. Some apartments of this building are called Shish Mahal due to tiny pieces of mirrors that cover the ceilings.[2]
Through the center of the marble palace, a shallow canal called the Stream of Paradise (Nahr-i-Bihist) flowed into a marble basin carved into the floor. Under the Rang Mahal was a basement (tehkhana), which women would use on hot summer days.[citation needed]
Galleryedit
Drawing of the interior with the Stream of Paradise in the 1850s
Interior with the Stream of Paradise in 2012
The mirrored ceiling
The Corner View
Rang Mahal Description
Referencesedit
^Murray, John (1911). A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon (8th ed.). Calcutta: Thacker, Spink, & Co. p. 198. ISBN978-1175486417. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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