These Are Some Pictures Of Commemorative Stone And Beautiful Mughal Times Kanch Mahal Located Near King Akbar's Tomb at Sikandara, Agra, India. Previously, It Was Used As A Mahal or Royal Ladies' Resort And Royal Hunting Lodge By King Jehangir. It Is Its Attractive Tile Work That Lend The Name Of Kanch Mahal To The Place.
It Is Written On The Commemorative Stone Of Kanch Mahal Sikandara, Agra, India:
' THE KANCH MAHAL (1605-19 A.D) '
' This Palace Was A Harem Quarter, A Mahal Or 'Ladies Resort' Used As Shikargah (Hunting Lodge) By Jahangir. It Can Be Assigned To The Period From 1605-1619 A.D. Because Of Its Situation On Agra-Delhi Imperial Highway It Was Much Damaged During The Age Of Later Mughals.
The Building Is Square And Originally Measured 16.15 * 16.15 M. It Is Two Storey Mansion Planned Around A Covered Central Square Hall. , Roofed By A Vault Soffit. It Does Not Have A Dome Plinth Of Dalans On The Eastern And Western Sides Central Hall Are Raised. Range Of Octagonal Double Pillars Rest On This Plinth. These Pillars Support The Piers Of Second Storey, Rooms Of Which Overlook The Central Hall Which Is The Inner Court Of This Residential Palace.
The Hall Opens In North And South Sides In Rectangular Central Portals. Four Square Rooms Are In Four Corners, Each Connected With The Side Dalans. Adequately Interconnected And Ventilated. This Is The Usual Mughal Square Plan Of Nine Parts, Used In Domestic Architecture.
Two Stairways Lead To Second Storey Which Has Series Of Rooms Corresponding To The Ground Plan, Externally Overlooking Through Jharoka And Balconies. They Are All Interconnected. Two Stairways Again Lead To The Terrace Where Originally Was An Arched Jalied Curtain Of Stones On All Sides.
It Northern And Southern Facades Where Originally Identical, Each Having A Central Portal Flanked On Either Side By A Smaller Arch On The Ground Floor And A Semi Hexagonal Jalied Jharoka On The First Floor. Only The Northern Facades Has Survived. The Eastern And Western Sides We Also Identical,Each Having Two Pillared Balconies, Overlooking The First Floor Arches. There, Thus Were Four Jharokas And Four Balconies In The Building. The Structure Was Made Of Brick Masonry Which Was Internally Plastered Over And Painted, While It Was All Finished In Finely Carved Red Sandstone Externally.
For Ornamentation, Fine Carving Of Motifs And Designs Creating Three Dimensional Effect Is Done On The Mural Surface. Inlaid Mosaic Is Also Depicted. Glazed Tiling Is The Other Mode Of The Ornamentation Used On The Friezes And Roofs. Blue, Green And Orange Tiles Have Been Used In Semi Hexagonal Cupola Roofs Of Jharokas. The FriezesBear Blue And Yellow Tiles. It Is Owing To To This Glazed Tiles Decoration That This Palace Became Famous As Kanch Mahal( Glass Palace).
Its Plan Later Inspired The Domestic Architecture Of The Region. The Central Hall Which Is Closed Here m, Was Open To Sky Make An 'Angan' (Court) And This Became The Standard Ply Of The Residential House In The Jamuna-Chambal(Braja) Region.'
It Is Written On The Commemorative Stone Of Kanch Mahal Sikandara, Agra, India:
' THE KANCH MAHAL (1605-19 A.D) '
' This Palace Was A Harem Quarter, A Mahal Or 'Ladies Resort' Used As Shikargah (Hunting Lodge) By Jahangir. It Can Be Assigned To The Period From 1605-1619 A.D. Because Of Its Situation On Agra-Delhi Imperial Highway It Was Much Damaged During The Age Of Later Mughals.
The Building Is Square And Originally Measured 16.15 * 16.15 M. It Is Two Storey Mansion Planned Around A Covered Central Square Hall. , Roofed By A Vault Soffit. It Does Not Have A Dome Plinth Of Dalans On The Eastern And Western Sides Central Hall Are Raised. Range Of Octagonal Double Pillars Rest On This Plinth. These Pillars Support The Piers Of Second Storey, Rooms Of Which Overlook The Central Hall Which Is The Inner Court Of This Residential Palace.
The Hall Opens In North And South Sides In Rectangular Central Portals. Four Square Rooms Are In Four Corners, Each Connected With The Side Dalans. Adequately Interconnected And Ventilated. This Is The Usual Mughal Square Plan Of Nine Parts, Used In Domestic Architecture.
Two Stairways Lead To Second Storey Which Has Series Of Rooms Corresponding To The Ground Plan, Externally Overlooking Through Jharoka And Balconies. They Are All Interconnected. Two Stairways Again Lead To The Terrace Where Originally Was An Arched Jalied Curtain Of Stones On All Sides.
It Northern And Southern Facades Where Originally Identical, Each Having A Central Portal Flanked On Either Side By A Smaller Arch On The Ground Floor And A Semi Hexagonal Jalied Jharoka On The First Floor. Only The Northern Facades Has Survived. The Eastern And Western Sides We Also Identical,Each Having Two Pillared Balconies, Overlooking The First Floor Arches. There, Thus Were Four Jharokas And Four Balconies In The Building. The Structure Was Made Of Brick Masonry Which Was Internally Plastered Over And Painted, While It Was All Finished In Finely Carved Red Sandstone Externally.
For Ornamentation, Fine Carving Of Motifs And Designs Creating Three Dimensional Effect Is Done On The Mural Surface. Inlaid Mosaic Is Also Depicted. Glazed Tiling Is The Other Mode Of The Ornamentation Used On The Friezes And Roofs. Blue, Green And Orange Tiles Have Been Used In Semi Hexagonal Cupola Roofs Of Jharokas. The FriezesBear Blue And Yellow Tiles. It Is Owing To To This Glazed Tiles Decoration That This Palace Became Famous As Kanch Mahal( Glass Palace).
Its Plan Later Inspired The Domestic Architecture Of The Region. The Central Hall Which Is Closed Here m, Was Open To Sky Make An 'Angan' (Court) And This Became The Standard Ply Of The Residential House In The Jamuna-Chambal(Braja) Region.'
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