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- 35mm slide: 32479
- Date of Photo
- circa Dec. 1994
- World Region
- Asia
- Region
- South Asia
- Country
- India
- State/Province
- Uttar Pradesh
- Political Location
- Agra
- Archaeological Site Name
- Sheesh Majal
- Description
- Sheesh Majal. View of exterior architecture.
- Opposite to the Mussaman Burj and just below the Diwan-E- Khas hall is the Sheesh Mahal or the glass palace. It is believed to have been the harem dressing room and its walls are inlaid with tiny mirrors, which are the best specimens of glass mosaic decoration in India.
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- Architecture: Palace
- Source Type Detail
- Photographer (Original): Ford, Richard I.
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- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 3150 x 4790
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 35735
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-35735/35735
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"Sheesh Majal. View of exterior architecture.; ; Opposite to the Mussaman Burj and just below the Diwan-E- Khas hall is the Sheesh Mahal or the glass palace. It is believed to have been the harem dressing room and its walls are inlaid with tiny mirrors, which are the best specimens of glass mosaic decoration in India.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-35735/35735. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 06, 2024.