Diwan-i-am Overview

Diwan-i-Am is inside the Agra fort where the kings were supposed to have carried out their meetings with the public. The ground in front had space to carry out various sports and activities. There are pillared verandas around the ground where public used to wait for their chance to spell out their grievances to the king.It has been beautifully built and is worth seeing. If you have a good guide you can correlate to the scenes seen in movies or historical serials and actually envision how those days the kings used to have the general meetings.

Hall of public where Emperor Shah Jahan's attraction towards the white marble was manifested, in the Agra Red Fort. Constructed between 1630 to 1640, close to the Fish House. The facade has an arcade with nine bold arches and the hall is divided into three aisles. The elevated rectangular special chamber from where the Emperor addressed the people was exclusively decorated. And this was known as a throne chamber, and marble screen partitions were provided either side for Royal Ladies to watch the proceedings. Still it is a marvellous and magnificent building in the Forte. Further during the Shah Jahan's period an extraordinary example was set by the Emperor that to have direct dialogue with public.