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[[File:Hammam Red Fort.jpg|thumb|The ''hammam'' of the Red Fort]] | [[File:Hammam Red Fort.jpg|thumb|The ''hammam'' of the Red Fort]] | ||
[[File:Ghulam Ali Khan 020c.jpg|thumb|Drawing of one of the chambers of the ''hammam'' in the 19th century, by [[Ghulam Ali Khan]]]] | [[File:Ghulam Ali Khan 020c.jpg|thumb|Drawing of one of the chambers of the ''hammam'' in the 19th century, by [[Ghulam Ali Khan]]]] | ||
The '''Hammam-e-Lal Qila''' ({{lang-ur|حمامِ لال | The '''Hammam-e-Lal Qila''' ({{lang-ur|حمامِ لال قلعہ{{popdf}}}}, {{lang-hi|हम्माम-ए-लाल क़िला}}) is the [[Turkish bath]] located in the [[Red Fort]] in Delhi and served as the bathing area of the [[Mughal India]]n emperor. It is located in the north of the ''[[Diwan-i-Khas (Red Fort)|Diwan-i-Khas]]''. | ||
The marble ''hammam'' is a bath that forms a part of the palace building. It consists of three apartments separated by corridors<ref name="ASI">{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_hammam.asp |title=Hammam of Red Fort |year=2011 |website= |publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |accessdate=2013-12-09 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023112559/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_hammam.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> and crowned with domes. The apartments are illuminated by a colored glass skylight.<ref name="Murray">{{cite book |last=Murray |first=John |year=1911 |title=A handbook for travelers 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> | The marble ''hammam'' is a bath that forms a part of the palace building. It consists of three apartments separated by corridors<ref name="ASI">{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_hammam.asp |title=Hammam of Red Fort |year=2011 |website= |publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |accessdate=2013-12-09 |archive-date=23 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023112559/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_hammam.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> and crowned with domes. The apartments are illuminated by a colored glass skylight.<ref name="Murray">{{cite book |last=Murray |first=John |year=1911 |title=A handbook for travelers 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> | ||
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The two rooms to either side of the present entrance are believed to have been used by the royal children for bathing. The eastern apartment, containing three fountain basins, was used primarily as a dressing room. In the center of each room stood a fountain, and one of the rooms contained a marble reservoir built into the wall.<ref name="Murray"/> As legend goes, perfumed rose-water once ran from the taps. The western apartment was used for hot or [[vapor bath]]s, and the heating arrangement was being fixed in its western wall.<ref name="ASI"/> | The two rooms to either side of the present entrance are believed to have been used by the royal children for bathing. The eastern apartment, containing three fountain basins, was used primarily as a dressing room. In the center of each room stood a fountain, and one of the rooms contained a marble reservoir built into the wall.<ref name="Murray"/> As legend goes, perfumed rose-water once ran from the taps. The western apartment was used for hot or [[vapor bath]]s, and the heating arrangement was being fixed in its western wall.<ref name="ASI"/> | ||
The whole interior was richly decorated with colorful inlaid ''[[pietra dura]]'' floral designs made of white marble.<ref name="Murray"/> The floors and [[dado (architecture)|dado]]s of these apartments are finished with white marble as well.<ref name="ASI"/> | The whole interior was richly decorated with colorful inlaid ''[[pietra dura]]'' floral designs made of white marble.<ref name="Murray"/> The floors and [[dado (architecture)|dado]]s of these apartments are finished with white marble as well.<ref name="ASI"/> sui | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[List of tourist attractions in Delhi]] | * [[Shahi Hammam]], [[Lahore]] | ||
*[[Hammam-e-Qadimi]] | * [[List of tourist attractions in Delhi]] | ||
* [[Hammam-e-Qadimi]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
[[Category:Red Fort]] | [[Category:Red Fort]] | ||
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The Hammam-e-Lal Qila (Urdu: حمامِ لال قلعہTemplate:Popdf, Hindi: हम्माम-ए-लाल क़िला) is the Turkish bath located in the Red Fort in Delhi and served as the bathing area of the Mughal Indian emperor. It is located in the north of the Diwan-i-Khas.
The marble hammam is a bath that forms a part of the palace building. It consists of three apartments separated by corridors[1] and crowned with domes. The apartments are illuminated by a colored glass skylight.[2]
The two rooms to either side of the present entrance are believed to have been used by the royal children for bathing. The eastern apartment, containing three fountain basins, was used primarily as a dressing room. In the center of each room stood a fountain, and one of the rooms contained a marble reservoir built into the wall.[2] As legend goes, perfumed rose-water once ran from the taps. The western apartment was used for hot or vapor baths, and the heating arrangement was being fixed in its western wall.[1]
The whole interior was richly decorated with colorful inlaid pietra dura floral designs made of white marble.[2] The floors and dados of these apartments are finished with white marble as well.[1] sui
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hammam of Red Fort". Archaeological Survey of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Murray, John (1911). A handbook for travelers in India, Burma, and Ceylon (8th ed.). Calcutta: Thacker, Spink, & Co. p. 198. ISBN 978-1175486417. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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