Shahi Lal Dera (Red Tent, Royal red tent, Lal Dera) is an imperial Mughal tent, it is a

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owned by the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Shahi Lal Dera was used to be a moveable palace.

Features

Shahi Lal Dera is the only surviving example of a Mughal tent in its entirety. The 17th-century encampment is part of Mehrangarh's royal collection in Jodhpur. it is a magnificent tent, Its regal status is reflected in the color red and the crenellated crown on top. Lal Dera is crafted entirely of

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. It has beautiful

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and brocade patterns. The tent has beautiful bolsters for the throne of the Mughal emperor, as well as lobed archways and a colonnaded interior chamber. The tent has a four-meter height ceiling, it is comparable in size to a double-decker bus. Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak talks at length in Ain-i-Akbari about the

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Restoring

As of 2017, it was undergoing maintenance to clean and conserve it.

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{{Reflist Mughal art

Features

Restoring

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