Diwan-E-Aam
Colonnaded audience hall of Emperor Akbar, standing in his abandoned imperial capital.
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This guide to Diwan-E-Aam in Agra begins at sunrise, in the red sandstone pavilion where the Mughal emperor Akbar heard ordinary people plead their cases. You'll look at the latticed stone screens around his seat, the hidden space where the royal women watched, and the long cloisters that held the crowds. It also takes in the Sufi holy man Sheikh Salim Chishti and the prophecy that shaped Akbar's city. Best heard standing in the open courtyard, facing west.
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