The Royal Enclosure
The King's court was called a "Durbar". The Durbar Hall of the Vijayanagara kings at Hampi was a magnificent hall built on a raised platform made from stone and is reported to have rows of huge pillars. All that remains today is the stone foundation and a portion of the stone staircase. 
A remarkable feature of some of these monuments constructed those days were stone-carved figures of elephants adorning the entrances of the steps to these halls. Some of these are still present but most are broken, disfigured or damaged as a result of the war.