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5-821: The Red Fort Archaeological Museum is currently located in the Mumtaz Mahal of the Red Fort in Delhi , northern India . The museum contains paintings, artifacts, calligraphy, fabrics and other objects dating from the Mughal era . Originally known as the Palace Museum , this museum dates back to 1911 when it was located in the Naubhat Khana . It was later moved to the Mumtaz Mahal , originally used as
10-702: A mess by British troops. The museum is now under the aegis of the Archaeological Survey of India . Most of the Mughal belongings and jewels of the Red Fort were looted and stolen during Nadir Shah's invasion of India in 1747 and again after the failed Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British. They were eventually sold to private collectors or the British Museum , British Library and
15-591: Is located in the Red Fort , Delhi . The Mumtaz Mahal is one of the six main palaces that were situated facing the Yamuna River . All six palaces were connected by the Stream of Paradise ( Nahr-i-Bishisht ), a waterway which ran through them. At one time the Chhoti Baithak , which no longer exists, was located just to the north of the Mumtaz Mahal . The building was constructed with white marble in
20-851: The Victoria and Albert Museum . For example, the Koh-i-Noor diamond, the jade wine cup of Shah Jahan and the crown of Bahadur Shah II are all currently located in London. Various requests for restitution have been rejected by the British government. The museum, therefore, is only able to show a very small fraction of Mughal property and heritage. [REDACTED] Media related to Red Fort Archaeological Museum at Wikimedia Commons Mumtaz Mahal (Red Fort) 28°39′16″N 77°14′36″E / 28.654494°N 77.243445°E / 28.654494; 77.243445 The Mumtaz Mahal ( Hindustani : ممتاز محل, मुमताज़ महल, literally Jewel Palace)
25-753: The lower half of its walls and pillars. It consists of six apartments divided by arched piers and was originally painted with floral decorations on the interior. The Mumtaz Mahal was part of the Zenana. After the British occupied the fort, it was used as a prison camp. The building currently houses an exhibition of the Red Fort Archaeological Museum , consisting largely of exhibits of the Mughal period . [REDACTED] Media related to Mumtaz Mahal (Red Fort) at Wikimedia Commons This article about an Indian building or structure
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