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Description: | Photograph of the Birbal Bhavan at Fatehpur Sikri, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections, taken by W.Caney in 1885. This is a view of the south porch of the Birbal Bhavan, or Birbal's House, at Fatehpur Sikri, a palace city built by Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605). The Birbal Bhavan may have been part of the Haram Sara (Imperial Harem), accommodating the Emperor Akbar's senior queens, Ruqayya Begum and Salima Sultan Begum. Alternatively it may have been used for administrative or ceremonial purposes, rather than as a residence. Built in 1572 it is a two-storey building with two dome-topped upper rooms which provided separate accommodation for the queens. Delicate carvings covers the building both inside and out with motifs derived from Hindu and Muslim Indian architecture. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Politics And Power Architecture | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Caney, W. | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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