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Coloured papier-mache on the false ceiling of the Toshakhana in the Mubarak Mandi Complex

Mubarak Mandi, Jammu City (Part-3), Jammu & Kashmir, India

The second floor of the Treasury opens into a striking visage, the Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors). Lithographs of European ladies and coloured cut glass work fills up each inch of the inner wall. An attached corridor offers a grand view of the River Tawi. - Mubarak Mandi, Jammu City (Part-3) - ImageWrighter

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Mubarak Mandi, Jammu City (Part-2), Jammu & Kashmir, India

To the south of the courtyard are two splendid buildings - the Army Headquarters and the Durbar Hall edifice. Rebuilt by Raja Pratap Singh (1885-1925 AD) around 1913 AD after the Great Fire of 1898, these are in the Hindu architectural style. Interspersed with Rajasthani, late Mughal, and Baroque elements. - Mubarak Mandi, Jammu City (Part-2) - ImageWrighter

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