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The Khas Mahal served as the Mughal emperor's private residence in Delhi. The structure is located inside the Red Fort, which is a large defensive and governmental complex located inside the city.
It consists of three parts: the Chamber of Telling Beads (''Viz-tasbih-khana''), the sleeping chamber, (''khwabgah'') and the wardrobe (''tosha-khana'') or sitting room (''baithak''). The interior is decorated with carved white marble painted with colourful floral decorations. The ceiling was also partially
File:Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi Emperor’s private quarters.png, The ''Tusbeeh Khana'' with the imperial seat and the Stream of Paradise (1843)
File:Fuerte Rojo-Delhi-India46.JPG, Interior with the Stream of Paradise
File:A gate at the red fort complex depicting a balance, the symbol of the famous Mughal justice.jpg, Marble screen with the scale of justice
The Khas Mahal served as the Mughal emperor's private residence in Delhi. The structure is located inside the Red Fort, which is a large defensive and governmental complex located inside the city.
It consists of three parts: the Chamber of Telling Beads (''Viz-tasbih-khana''), the sleeping chamber, (''khwabgah'') and the wardrobe (''tosha-khana'') or sitting room (''baithak''). The interior is decorated with carved white marble painted with colourful floral decorations. The ceiling was also partially gilded
Gilding is a decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold over solid surfaces such as metal (most common), wood, porcelain, or stone. A gilded object is also described as "gilt". Where metal is gilded, the metal below was tradi ...
. The marble screen was carved with the scale of justice (''Mizan-i-adal''), and above it is a particularly important item of Mughal
Mughal or Moghul may refer to:
Related to the Mughal Empire
* Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries
* Mughal dynasty
* Mughal emperors
* Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia
* Mughal architecture
* Mug ...
art. The scale used was a depiction of the emperor's justice.
The projecting tower to the east of the Khas Mahal is called the Octagonal Tower ('' Muthamman Burj''). The emperor would address his subjects every morning in a ceremony called ''Jharokha Darshan
''Jharokha Darshan'' ( fa, جهروکه درشن) (Hindi: झरोखा दर्शन) was a daily practice of addressing the public audience ('' darshan'') at the balcony (''jharokha'') at the forts and palaces of medieval kings in India. ...
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