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Diwan-i-Khass Agra Fort

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The Diwan-i-Khass (Hall of Private Audience) was built in 1635 and was used to receive heads of state, ambassadors, and other diplomatic visitors to the Mugal court. The dome of the adjoining Musamman Burj is visible to the left.
The colonnade below the terrace level fronts a formal garden, the Anguri Bagh (Grape Garden). Underneath the terrace is a warren of rooms and chambers including hot-weather retreats and possibly a dungeon.
 

Diwan-i-Amm

Agra Fort
Built during the reign of Shah Jahan, the Diwan-i-Amm (Hall of Public Audience) was used for durbars, formal receptions in which the emperor would conduct state business while ceremoniously enthroned.

The citadel comprises a large number of fairy-like palaces: the Khas Mahal, the Shish Mahal, the octagonal tower of Muhammam Burj, as well as reception rooms: Diwan-i-Khas, built in 1637 and the many pillared Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audience), constructed in 1628, under the reign of the luxury-loving Shah Jahan (1630-55). Within the palatial complex, there are two very beautiful mosques of white marble, the Moti Masjid or the Pearl Mosque, constructed in 1646-53 by Shah Jahan and the Nagina Masjid built under the reign of Aurangzeb (1658-1707).