The Jharokha (Raised Marble Platform) of the Emperor
2024-12-16
- Classification
- Photograph
- Museum
- Wikimedia Commons
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
The Diwan-i-Am in Agra Fort is the Hall of Public Audience, where the Mughal emperor addressed his subjects and heard petitions. Built of red sandstone with a large open hall and rows of columns supporting a flat roof, it features a raised marble platform (jharokha) from which the emperor presided.