The ''Rang Mahal'' or Palace of Colour is located in the

Red Fort The Red Fort or Lal Qila () is a historic fort in Old Delhi, Delhi in India that served as the main residence of the Mughal Emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift hi ...

, 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. 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. 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.

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File:Ghulam Ali Khan 011b.jpg, Drawing of the interior with the Stream of Paradise in the 1850s File:The lone sentry of Rang Mahal.jpg, Interior with the Stream of Paradise in 2012 File:Ceiling of Rang Mahal, Red Fort, Delhi.jpg, The mirrored ceiling File:Diwan-i_Khas,_Red_Fort,_Delhi_02.jpg, The Corner View File:Rang Mahal Description.jpg, Rang Mahal Description

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