History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v2.c30.51

v2.c30.51

Besides these two there were five other palaces within the walls, some of them of great splendour, and numberless residences of the nobles and attendants of the court. But about twenty years ago the Bombay Government adapted a number of these old buildings to modern requirements: the Bukhâra Masjid has been used as a post office, and the mosque belonging to Muhammad's great tomb was turned into a travellers' rest-house, but both have again been restored; the 'Adâlat Mahall was converted into the collector's residence, and the Sûraj Mahall into outhouses; the Chini Mahall into public offices; the Ânand Mahall into a residence for the Assistant Collector; Yâqut Dabalî's Mahall into a traveller's banglâ; Kawâss Khân's tomb and mosque into house and office for the Executive Engineer; the Chhota Chînî Mahall into a house for the Police Superintendent; and the 'Arsh Mahall into the Civil Surgeon's residence.