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 2.92 INDIAN SARACENIC ARCHITECTURE. BOOK VII. touch of Akbar's genius, which was afterwards to work such wonders. 422. Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus, Gwaliar. (From a Photograph.) One of the most remarkable and characteristic of Akbar's buildings is the old or Red Palace in the Agra fort, so called from being constructed entirely of red sandstone, unfortunately not of very good quality, and consequently much of its ornament has peeled off. Though most probably erected by Akbar, it goes by the name of the Jahangir Mahall, and lies on the south side of the Anguri Bagh and the Khass Mahall or Palace which is probably largely due to Shah Jahan. The Red Palace is a square building, measuring 249 ft. by 260 ft. In the centre is a courtyard, 71 ft. by 72 ft, on either side of which are two halls facing one another. The largest, 62 ft. by 37 ft, has a flat ceiling of stone, divided into panels, and supported by struts of purely Hindu design, very similar to those used in the palaces of Man Singh and Vikrama Shahi at Gwaliar. Every