Diwan - i - Am

Diwan-i-Am or Hall of Public Audience originally had a courtyard on its front and was richly ornamented with gilded stuccowork. Heavy curtains graced the main hall, which was three bays in depth. The facade of nine openings of the arches rendered it a regal and imperial look that impresses the visitors instantly. One can easily imagine the splendor of the court covered with carpets and adorned with heavy chandeliers that could easily dazzle the people who visited the emperor to pay their humble homage. It must be a really grand sight that the emperor presented, seated on his throne in the marble canopy or baldachin, which was covered most appropriately by the beautifully worled 'Bengal' roof.