The Nakkar-Khana, entrance of the Royal Halls of Audiences

Red Fort

c. 1638

Delhi

Here the Royal Band performed and announced the presence of the Emperor with fanfare. Notice the Jharokha or the balcony, a distinct Mughal innovation to Indian architecture..

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References

Asher, Catharine B. Architecture of Mughal India. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Blake, Stephen. Shahjahanabad. The Sovereign City in Mughal India 1639-1739. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Richards, John. The Mughal Empire. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

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