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The ””’Rang Mahal””’ or Palace of Colour is located in the [[Red Fort]], Delhi. |
The ””’Rang Mahal””’ or Palace of Colour is located in the [[Red Fort]], Delhi. |
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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.<ref>{{cite book |last=Murray |first=John |year=1911 |title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon |url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/198 |edition=8th |location=Calcutta |publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. |page=198 |isbn=978-1175486417 |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite book |last=Murray |first=John |year=1911 |title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon |url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/198 |edition=8th |location=Calcutta |publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. |page=198 |isbn=978-1175486417 |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 28 September 2025
28°39′20″N 77°14′37″E / 28.655671°N 77.243544°E
The Rang Mahal or Palace of Colour is located in the Red Fort, Old 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]
Media related to Rang Mahal (Red Fort) at Wikimedia Commons
