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{{Infobox historic site<br />
| name = Rumi Darwaza<br>रूमी दरवाजा<br>{{nq|رومی دروازه}}<br />
| native_language = Hindi and Urdu<br />
| image = Roomi darwaza.jpg<br />
| caption = Rumi Darwaza in [[Lucknow]]<br />
| location = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26.860556|N|80.915833|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| height = 18 m (60 ft)<br />
| built = 1784<br />
| architect = <br />
| architecture = [[Mughal architecture]]<br />
| locmapin = India<br />
| map_caption = Location in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India<br />
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The '''Rumi Darwaza''' ([[Hindi]]: रूमी दरवाज़ा, [[Urdu]]: {{nq|رومی دروازه}}, and sometimes known as the '''Turkish Gate'''), in [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], is an imposing gateway which was built by [[Asaf-Ud-Dowlah|Nawab Asaf-Ud-Daula]] in 1784.<ref name="All India Tour Travel-Rumi Darwaza">{{cite web|url = http://www.tourtravelworld.com/hot_spots/lucknow/rumi_darwaza:/| title = Rumi Darwaza - Lucknow|publisher = All India Tour Travel|accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref> It is an example of [[Architecture of Lucknow|Awadhi architecture]].<ref name="All India Tour Travel-Rumi Darwaza"/> The Rumi Darwaza, which stands sixty feet tall,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lucknow.org.uk/tourist-attractions/rumi-darwaza.html|title=Rumi Darwaza - Rumi Darwaza Lucknow - Rumi Darwaja in Lucknow India}}</ref> was modeled (1784) after the [[Ottoman Porte|Sublime Porte]] (Bab-iHümayun) in [[Istanbul]].<ref name="Encyclopædia Britannica-Rumi Darwaza">{{cite web|url = http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9049254/Lucknow#32610.hook| title = Lucknow|publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate = 2008-05-20}}</ref><br />
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It is adjacent to the [[Asafi Imambara]], [[Teele Wali Masjid]] in Lucknow and has become a logo for the city of Lucknow. It used to mark the entrance to Old Lucknow City, but as the City of Nawabs grew and expanded, it was later used as an entrance to a palace which was later demolished by the British Raj following the Indian Mutiny.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
It is believed that the gate was modelled after a historical gate in [[Constantinople]]. Rumi refers to [[Rûm]], the historical name used by the Islamic world to denote the region roughly corresponding to [[Anatolia]], or the dominion of the former [[Byzantine Empire|Eastern Roman Empire]]. Therefore, "Rumi Darwaza" in [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] literally translates to "Turkish Gate" in English.<ref>Singh, Shalini (1989). A Study in Cultural Expressions of the Nawabs of Avadh, Tourism Recreation Research, pp. 75-79. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02508281.1989.11014557</ref> <br />
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== Place ==<br />
This massive gate is situated between [[Bara Imambara]] and [[Chota Imambara]]. This place is generally very much busy all day, and during weekends most of the tourists visit. The streets are redeveloped as it was earlier constructed of hard brick roadways.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
[[File:Rumi Darwaza Trails.jpg|thumb|Rumi Darwaza at night, with heavy traffic]]<br />
[[File:Rumi Darwaza.webm|thumb|Rumi Darwaza or Roomi Gate in Lucknow]]<br />
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File:Roomi gate.jpg<br />
File:Roomi Darwaza 03.JPG<br />
File:Roomi Darwaza 04.JPG<br />
File:Roomi Darwaza 05.JPG<br />
File:Roomi Gate.JPG<br />
File:Rumi Darwaza Lucknow.jpg<br />
File:Rumi Darwaza bnw.jpg|Rumi Darwaza<br />
File:Rumi darwaza night.jpg|Rumi Darwaza at night<br />
File:Rumi Darwaza view from Bara Imambara , Lucknow.jpg|Rumi Darwaza view from Bara Imambara <br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Awadh]]<br />
*[[Architecture of Lucknow]]<br />
*[[List of gates in India]]<br />
* [[Bara Imambara]]<br />
* [[Chattar Manzil]]<br />
* [[Imambara Shah Najaf]]<br />
* [[Chota Imambara]]<br />
* [[Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab]]<br />
* [[Azadari in Lucknow]]<br />
* [[Imambaras of Lucknow]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.india.com.my/lucknow/rumi_darwaza.htm Official India Travel & Tours Information Website]<br />
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lucknow]]<br />
[[Category:Indo-Islamic architecture]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Lucknow]]<br />
[[Category:Gates in India]]<br />
[[Category:1784 establishments in India]]<br />
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