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-< Diwan-i-Khas
This hall, used for private audiences and
debates, is a unique fusion of different
architectural styles and religious motifs.
A Pillar in the Diwan-i-Khas Ankh Michauli >
The central axis of Akbar's court, Sometimes identified as the
supported by carved brackets, was A Panch Mahal treasury, this building
inspired by Gujarati buildings. has mythical guardian
This sandstone, five-story open pavilion,
overlooking the Pachisi Court, is where beasts carved on its stone
Haram Sara Complex Akbar's queens and their attendants struts. Its name means
"blind man's buff."
savored the cool evening breezes. Its
decorative screens were probably stolen
Jodha Bai' s Palace I after the city was abandoned.
Sunehra
Makan
~ Panch
Mahal I
Birbal's House
Diwan-i-Aam >
KhwabgahA
Akbar's private sleeping quarters, with
an ingenious ventilation shaft near
his bed, lie within this lavishly
decorated "Chamber of Dreams."
Pachisi Court
This is named after a
Abdar Khana ludolike game played The exquisite, white
here by the ladies of marble tomb of
the court. Salim Chishti >
