Sadar Manzil, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh India

Sadar Manzil served as the royal courtroom of the Nawabs ruling over the Bhopal state. Entrance of this former hall of public audience is marked with a massive wooden door, which leads into a smaller main gate. The first floor of the main gate has a huge terrace balcony, while the second floor features four domes, one in each corner. The ground and first floors are lined with a series of rooms; however, the second floor has only a high rise room with a terrace that was used for night watching.The main gate opens into a large courtyard, centre of which is marked with a beautiful fountain. Overlooking the garden is a large podium, which once used to be the seat of the ruler. Windows have been built on each side of the stage for the royal women to watch the court proceedings. The rectangular building that houses the stage has a central open space with rooms on sides. From the stage twirls a staircase that leads to the rooms on the first floor. This depicts that the first floor was accessible only to the royal family.