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Diwan-i-am: hall of private audiences (1628-1635).
This palace was built by the mughal king Shah Jahan, who later commissioned similar halls in the forts of Lahore and Delhi. Originally there was no stone and mortar diwan-i-am building in the Agra fort, and the assembly was held in a cloth tent and then in a wooden hall. The pillared hall measures 63x22m and is built with red stones covered with white plaster to make it look like marble.