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[[File:Red Fort 04b.jpg|thumb|The ''Rang Mahal'' in the Red Fort (2008)]]<br />
[[File:Ghulam Ali Khan 010b.jpg|thumb|Drawing of the ''Rang Mahal'' in the early 1850s, by [[Ghulam Ali Khan]]]]<br />
The '''''Rang Mahal''''' or Palace of Colour is located in the [[Red Fort]], Delhi.<br />
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It originally served as a part of the imperial harem and was known as the Palace of Distinction (''Imtiaz Mahal'') during the rule of Shah Jahan. After the British occupied the fort in 1857, Rang Mahal was used as a mess hall for a brief time.<ref>{{cite book |last=Murray |first=John |year=1911 |title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon |url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/198 |edition=8th |location=Calcutta |publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. |page=198 |isbn=978-1175486417 |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref><br />
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The building's interior was once richly painted and decorated. Some apartments of this building are called ''Shish Mahal'' due to tiny pieces of mirrors that cover the ceilings.<ref name="ASI">{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_rangmahal.asp |title=Rang Mahal of Red Fort |year=2011 |website= |publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |accessdate=2013-12-09}}</ref><br />
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Through the center of the marble palace, a shallow canal called the Stream of Paradise (''Nahr-i-Bihist'') flowed into a marble basin carved into the floor. Under the ''Rang Mahal'' was a basement (''tehkhana''), which women would use on hot summer days.{{fact|date=September 2018}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Ghulam Ali Khan 011b.jpg|Drawing of the interior with the Stream of Paradise in the 1850s<br />
File:The lone sentry of Rang Mahal.jpg|Interior with the Stream of Paradise in 2012<br />
File:Ceiling of Rang Mahal, Red Fort, Delhi.jpg|The mirrored ceiling<br />
File:Diwan-i_Khas,_Red_Fort,_Delhi_02.jpg|The Corner View<br />
File:Rang Mahal Description.jpg|Rang Mahal Description<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Red Fort]]<br />
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