Shahi Hammam (Agra Fort, Agra, India)
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Ghusl-Khanah (Agra Fort, Agra, India)
Hammam-i Shahi (Agra Fort, Agra, India)
Śahī Hammāma (Agra Fort, Agra, India)
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found: Work cat.: Plan of the water system in the Hammam-i-Shahi section of Agra Fort, India, 1965-2000, via University of Washington digital collections, International Collections, Apr. 5, 2021.
found: Shahi Hamman and water supply system, via Agra Development Foundation website, Apr. 5, 2021:English page (the Shahi Hammam, also called Ghusl-Khanah, was originally built by Akbar and was renovated by Shahjehan; it ranks among the finest Hammams of the Mughals) Hindi page (Śahī Hammāma)
found: Arora, R. Mughal Hammams, via Sahapedia website, Apr. 5, 2021(Akbar built a large hammam (Shahi Hammam) in the Agra Fort (1569-84) on the riverside, next to the Khidri Darwaza (water gate); the Shahi hammam is known to be one of the most elaborate of the Mughal hammams)
found: Art & architecture thesaurus online, Apr. 5, 2021(hammams. BT public baths. SN Islamic public baths consisting of a series of cold and hot pools and steam rooms, primarily used for ritual purification; derived in principle from ancient Roman models. For buildings in which bathers pass through a sequence of primarily steam rooms and rooms for massages, prefer "Turkish baths.")
notfound: Archaeological Survey of India website, Apr. 5, 2021
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2021-04-05: new
2021-06-23: revised
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