ID: 700002952 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002952	Record Type: Built Work
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Diwan-i-Khas (presence chamber; unknown architect; 1639-1648; Delhi (Delhi, Bhārat, Asia, World, Top of the TGN hierarc...;)

Note: Ornamentated pillared hall with a flat ceiling supported on arches.The interior is decorated with floral pietra dura panels.The structure's marble dias is said to have supported the renowned Peacock Throne, later looted by the Persian invader Nadir Shah.

Titles:

Diwan-i-Khas (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Diwan-i-Khás (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Diwan-i-Khass (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Divan-i Khass (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Diwan-i-Khas, Hall of Private Audience (C,U,English,U,U)

Hall of Private Audience (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

presence chamber [300004445] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, built work divisions, rooms and spaces, <rooms and spaces by function>, reception spaces)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1639-1648

Creator Display:

unknown architect [preferred,VP]

architect unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Current: Delhi [7001535] (Geographic)

Display Materials: marble inlayed with precious stones, silver ceiling later replaced by wood

	marble (rock) [300011443]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

	inlay (process) [300053850]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>)

	precious stone (material) [300133732]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>, stone (worked rock), <stone by quality>, gemstone)

	silver (metal) [300011029]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <silver| silver compounds| alloys>)

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

Dimensions: 90 x 67 feet

Cultures:

Mughal (preferred)

Indian

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Akbar [300018945] (preferred,period)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The, Islamic (culture or style), Islamic Indian, Mughal, Mughal periods)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Inscriptions: Agar Fardaus bar rué ast Hamin ast wa hamin ast wa hamin ast. [If heaven can be on the face of the earth, It is this oh! it is this, oh! it is this.]

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works

............... Red Fort

Sources and Contributors:
Diwan-i-Khas	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 19 March 2015
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 19 March 2015
Diwan-i-Khás	........ [VP]
	........ John Murray, Handbook for Travellers in India (1911) 197
Diwan-i-Khass	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015
Divan-i Khass	........ [VP]
	........ British Library Online Gallery (2015-) accessed 19 March 2015
Diwan-i-Khas, Hall of Private Audience	........ [VP]
	........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3754299; accessed 19 March 2015
Hall of Private Audience	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 19 March 2015
	........ John Murray, Handbook for Travellers in India (1911) 197

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

....................... BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3754299; accessed 19 March 2015

....................... Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015

....................... John Murray, Handbook for Travellers in India (1911) 197-198

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015