Delhi Gate (Red Fort) - Revision history

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	[[~~File:~~Delhi Gate, ~~Red Fort.jpg\|thumb\|Delhi Gate, the second entrance to the~~ Red Fort]]
	The '''Delhi Gate''' is an entrance to the [[Red Fort]] in [[Delhi]] and is on the Fort's southern wall. The gate received its name from the Fort's city. The primary gate is the [[Lahori Gate (Red Fort)\|Lahori Gate]], which is very similar in appearance.

	~~The gate was constructed under [[Shah Jahan]]. It was provided with a 10.5 high metre [[barbican]] by [[Aurangzeb]], facing west.~~

	The gateway consists of three stories and is decorated with square, rectangular, and [[Multifoil arch\|cusped arched]] panels. These panels are flanked by semi-octagonal towers crowned by two open octagonal pavilions. Red sandstone adorns the gate while the pavilion roofs are in white stone.
	~~Between the two pavilions is a screen of miniature ''[[chhatri]]s'' with seven miniature marble domes. Flame-shaped battlements encompass the wall.~~

	~~Near it on the right the last emperor was imprisoned after September 1857. Between the inner and outer gates stand two large stone elephants without riders.<ref>~~{{cite web\|url=http://www.chrisputro.com/indianepal/may14.htm\|title=May 14: Delhi\|publisher=chrisputro.com\|accessdate=7 July 2018}}</ref> They were replaced here by the gift of [[Lord Curzon]]. Beyond the southern glacis of the fort, on which a cross marks the site of the old cemetery, are the gardens and cantonment of Darya-ganj. The latter is bounded on the west by the Faiz Bazar leading to the Delhi Gate.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/196\|title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon .\|publisher=\|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref>

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~

	~~==External links==~~


	~~[[Category:Red Fort]]~~
	~~[[Category:Gates of Delhi]]~~


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Ajay Kumar: Updated the article

2023-07-04T14:05:36Z

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	The gate was constructed under [[Shah Jahan]]. It was provided with a 10.5 high metre [[barbican]] by [[Aurangzeb]], facing west.		The gate was constructed under [[Shah Jahan]]. It was provided with a 10.5 high metre [[barbican]] by [[Aurangzeb]], facing west.

	The gateway consists of three stories and is decorated with square, rectangular, and cusped arched panels. These panels are flanked by semi-octagonal towers crowned by two open octagonal pavilions. Red sandstone adorns the gate while the pavilion roofs are in white stone.		The gateway consists of three stories and is decorated with square, rectangular, and [[Multifoil arch\|cusped arched]] panels. These panels are flanked by semi-octagonal towers crowned by two open octagonal pavilions. Red sandstone adorns the gate while the pavilion roofs are in white stone.
	Between the two pavilions is a screen of miniature ''[[chhatri]]s'' with seven miniature marble domes. Flame-shaped battlements encompass the wall.		Between the two pavilions is a screen of miniature ''[[chhatri]]s'' with seven miniature marble domes. Flame-shaped battlements encompass the wall.

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2021-04-06T21:06:06Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Coord|28.651985|77.240105|display=title}}
[[File:Delhi Gate, Red Fort.jpg|thumb|Delhi Gate, the second entrance to the Red Fort]]
The '''Delhi Gate''' is an entrance to the [[Red Fort]] in [[Delhi]] and is on the Fort's southern wall. The gate received its name from the Fort's city. The primary gate is the [[Lahori Gate (Red Fort)|Lahori Gate]], which is very similar in appearance.

The gate was constructed under [[Shah Jahan]]. It was provided with a 10.5 high metre [[barbican]] by [[Aurangzeb]], facing west.

The gateway consists of three stories and is decorated with square, rectangular, and cusped arched panels. These panels are flanked by semi-octagonal towers crowned by two open octagonal pavilions. Red sandstone adorns the gate while the pavilion roofs are in white stone.
Between the two pavilions is a screen of miniature ''[[chhatri]]s'' with seven miniature marble domes. Flame-shaped battlements encompass the wall.

Near it on the right the last emperor was imprisoned after September 1857. Between the inner and outer gates stand two large stone elephants without riders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chrisputro.com/indianepal/may14.htm|title=May 14: Delhi|publisher=chrisputro.com|accessdate=7 July 2018}}</ref> They were replaced here by the gift of [[Lord Curzon]]. Beyond the southern glacis of the fort, on which a cross marks the site of the old cemetery, are the gardens and cantonment of Darya-ganj. The latter is bounded on the west by the Faiz Bazar leading to the Delhi Gate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/196|title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon .|publisher=|accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat-inline}}

[[Category:Red Fort]]
[[Category:Gates of Delhi]]

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