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Khas Mahal - white marble palace, one of the best examples of    painting on marble

Macchi Bhawan (Fish Enclosure) - grand enclosure for harem    functions, once had pools and fountains

Mina Masjid (Heavenly Mosque)- a tiny mosque; closed to the    public

Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) - a private mosque of Shah Jahan

Musamman Burj - a large, octagonal tower with a balcony facing    the Taj Mahal

Nagina Masjid (Gem Mosque) - mosque designed for the ladies of    the court, featuring the Zenana Mina Bazaar (Ladies Bazaar) right    next to the balcony, where only female merchants sold wares

Naubat Khana (Drum House) - a place where the king's musicians    played

Rang Mahal - where the king's wives and mistresses lived

Shahi Burj - Shah Jahan's private work area

Shah Jahani Mahal - Shah Jahan's first attempt at modification of    the red sandstone palace

Sheesh Mahal ( Glass Palace) or Shish Mahal - royal dressing    room featuring tiny mirror-like glass-mosaic decorations on the    walls

Jehangiri Mahal :

This is the first notable building as one enters through the Amar Singh Gate and emerges out of the passage. Situated north of the gate at the end of a spacious lawn, the Jehangir's palace was built by Akbar as a residence for his son Jehangir. The largest private residence in the fort, it is a blend of Hindu and Central Asian architectural styles. The Mahal is reached through an

gateway and its inner courtyard consists of a two storey facade of beautiful halls, profuse carvings on stone, heavy brackets exquisitely carved with animal and floral motifs, piers and cross beams with remnants of the rich gilded decorations which once covered much of the structure. There is a verandah with slender pillars on the eastern front facing the river front. This is the most important building remaining from Akbars period as his successors demolished several of Akbar's red sand structures replacing them with marble one's. To the right of Jahangiri Mahal is a simple palace of Akbar's favourite queen Jodha Bai.
Khas Mahal:

Built entirely of marble by Shah Jahan in 1637, the Khas Mahal or the Private Palace demonstrates distinctive Islamic-Persian features. The enclosure has three pavilions overlooking the Yamuna, with a fountain opposite the central pavilion. The central pavilion an airy edifice, used by the emperor as a sleeping chamber has three arches on each side, five in front, and two turrets rising out of the roof. It overlooks the Angoori Bagh (grape garden). The Mahal is flanked by two golden (copper) pavilions, one with white marble and was supposedly decorated with gold leaf, while the other is made with red stone, which were meant for the prominent ladies of the harem. The Khaas Mahal provides the most successful example of painting on a white marble surface.

 
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Distances From Agra
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   Delhi (203 km)
   Khajuraho (393 km)
   Lucknow (363 km)
   Sikandra (10 km)
   Varanasi (577 km)
   Mathura-Vrindavan (58 km)
   Gwalior (118 km)
   Jaipur (232 km)
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