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Anup Talao
The Anup Talao is a pavilion completed in 1576. It is set in the centre of a pool in the courtyard of the Fatehpur Sikri Fort in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India. The pavilion is also known as "Char-Chamad", referring to the four bridges. Located north of the imperial apartments in the Mahal-i Khass courtyard (Khwabgah) and Northeast of Hujra-i-Anup Tala-u a pavilion that housed Akbar’s guests. History and structure Created in the Mughal period, under the orders of Emperor Akbar, the "peerless pool" was created to help cool the local courtyard and provide an entertainment venue for the emperor. The red sandstone masonry tank is symmetrically separated in a square bilateral plan. Featuring a center platform between four stone bridges, the platform once housed a chair covered by a pavilion. This platform was also used as a stage for performers. The stone bridges are supported by columns with beautiful relief carvings at the top exposed to the surface of the water. In 1578 ...
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Anup Talao At Sikri (29889368615)
Anup ( ') is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word ' has the following meanings: 'watery', 'situated near the water', 'bank of a river', 'pond', 'lagoon'. The meaning of the name “Anup” is: "Incomparable, unequalled; unique; pond. Notable people Anup *Anup Baral (born 1968), actor, writer, director of Nepal *Anup Bhandari, writer, director, music director, lyricist and actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema *Anup Chetia (real name Golap Baruah), General Secretary of the banned United Liberation Front of Assam in Assam *Anup Singh Choudry (born 1949), Sikh writer formerly based in the United Kingdom who was also a justice of the High Court of Uganda *Anup Das (born 1964), Indian former cricketer *Anup Dave (born 1981), Indian first-class cricketer who represented Rajasthan *Anup D'Costa (born 1993), Indian volleyball player *Anup Ghatak (1941–2013), Indian cricketer *Anup Ghoshal (1945–2023), singer in Hindi films and other vernacular Indian films *Anup Jalo ...
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