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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 .
English: Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) is a 17th century palace located in the Lahore fort complex. The palace was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, with marble walls intricately decorated with inlaid convex mirror mosaic, precious stone pietra dura and stucco tracery, as well as some Kangra style frescoes depicting Hindu dieties added later during Sikh rule.
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
You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work; ... Sheesh Mahal, Amer Fort, India. Items portrayed in this file depicts. Amber Fort. Rajasthan ...
This burj offers full and majestic view of Taj Mahal and Shah Jehan spent eight years (1658–1666 AD) of his imprisonment in this complex, and it is said that he died here. His body was taken by boat to the Taj Mahal and buried. Shish Mahal Shish Mahal (1631–40 AD): it was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan as a part of summer palace. Its ...
Peter Bance, when evaluating the status of Sikh sites in present-day India, where the majority of Sikhs live today, criticizes the destruction of the originality of 19th-century-era Sikh sites under the guise of "renovation", whereby historical structures are toppled and new buildings take their former place. [21]
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.
It is called the “Shish Mahal” (palace of glass), which is adjoined by a romantic "Hawa Mahal" (airy palace). The second terrace with arched doorways has the " Rang Mahal " (painted palace). The third terrace has cypress trees and flowerbeds leading to dense groves of fruit trees.