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The Sheesh Mahal (Urdu: شیش محل; "The Palace of Mirrors") is a palace located within the Shah Burj block at the north-western corner of Lahore Fort. It was constructed under the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631–32, with later additions made under Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh .
Sir Seth Seth Hukumchand Jain was a prominent trader and one of India's industrial pioneer. He built a mansion at Itwaria Bazar [1] called Shish Mahal and adjacent to it the Kanch Ka Mandir, both elegantly built using a white stone. Externally, the temple is built as a medieval mansion complete with a canopied balcony and a shikhara.
Sheesh Mahal, at Patiala, Punjab, India Sheesh Mahal, in the Orchha Fort complex , Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India Sheesh Mahal in Agra Fort , Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Jahangir Mahal and Sawan Bhadon Mahal were built during the reign of Vir Singh Deo (r. 1605–1627). [ 5 ] [ 2 ] [ 6 ] The features of "pepper pots and domes" [ 7 ] seen in the fort complex, inspired Lutyens in the architecture of the structures which he built in New Delhi .
The Sheesh Mahal is elaborately decorated with a myriad of reflective glass tiles. The Sheesh Mahal (" The Palace of Mirrors "; Urdu : شیش محل ) is located within Jahangir's Shah Burj block in the northern-western corner of the Lahore Fort.
[102] [103] Before 1905, the Golden Temple had Brahmin priests, idols and images for at least a century, attracting pious Sikhs and Hindus. [104] In 1890s, these idols and practices came under attack from reformist Sikhs. [104] In 1905, with the campaign of the Tat Khalsa, these idols and images were removed from the Golden Temple.