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The Sheesh Mahal ([[Urdu]]: '''شيش محل''' [[Hindi]]: '''शीश महल'''), literally "Crystal Palace"[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.4:1:6435.platts], is one of the most lavish rooms within the [[Lahore Fort]]. The walls and ceiling are covered with small pieces of colored mirror. The Sheesh Mahal was constructed by the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]] in [[1631]]. |
The Sheesh Mahal ([[Urdu]]: '''شيش محل''' [[Hindi]]: '''शीश महल'''), literally "Crystal Palace"[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.4:1:6435.platts], is one of the most lavish rooms within the [[Lahore Fort]]. The walls and ceiling are covered with small pieces of colored mirror. The Sheesh Mahal was constructed by the [[Mughal Emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]] in [[1631]]. |
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The Sheesh Mahal (Urdu: شيش محل Hindi: शीश महल), literally "Crystal Palace"[1], is one of the most lavish rooms within the Lahore Fort. The walls and ceiling are covered with small pieces of colored mirror. The Sheesh Mahal was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631.
Similar well-known rooms called "Sheesh Mahal" are also found in the palace of the Agra Fort, the Amber Fort of Jaipur, and the Harimandir Sahib.
See also: Mughals, Moti Masjid, Naulakha pavilion
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