Public Audience Hall (), Red Fort, Old Delhi, India
The inner main court to which the Nakkar Khana led was 540 feet (160 m) wide and 420 feet (130 m) deep, surrounded by guarded galleries.[60] On the far side is the Diwan-i-Aam, the Public Audience Hall. This was a place for the official affairs of commoners who sought after legal matters such as tax issues, hereditary complications, and OuQhaf (in Arabic: اوقاف) (in Islam, when a person leaves a piece of land for the charitable uses for the common good usage such as hospitals, schools, libraries, etc. and no one can ever buy or sell this building ever again. It remains belonging to serve that purpose fore ever). The hall's columns and engrailed arches exhibit fine craftsmanship, and the hall was originally decorated with white chunam stucco. In the back in the raised recess the emperor gave his audience in the marble balcony (jharokha). The Diwan-i-Aam was also used for state functions. The courtyard (mardana) behind it leads to the imperial apartments.
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Location: Old Delhi, India
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