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[[File:Lahori Gate with Ramparts - Red Fort - Delhi 2014-05-13 3126.JPG|thumb|Lahori Gate faces the direction of [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]]]<br />
The '''Lahori Gate''' is the main entrance to the [[Red Fort]] in [[Old Delhi]]. The fort is approached through a covered street flanked by arcaded apartments called the [[Chhatta Chowk]]. Situated on the western wall of the fort, the gate received its name because it led to the city of [[Lahore]], (present day [[Pakistan]]). The secondary entrance is the [[Delhi Gate (Red Fort)|Delhi Gate]].<br />
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The gateway consists of three stories, each decorated with square, rectangular and [[Multifoil arch|cusped arched]] panels. These are flanked by semi-octagonal towers crowned by two open octagonal pavilions. The whole gate is clad in red sandstone, except the roofs of the pavilions, where white stone is used.<br />
Between the two pavilions is a screen of miniature ''[[chhatri]]''s having seven miniature marble domes. Continuing around the whole wall are flame-shaped battlements.<br />
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The gate was provided with a 10.5 high metre [[barbican]] by [[Aurangzeb]] (1658-1707), with its entrance to the north. It is said that [[Shah Jahan]], while under house arrest, wrote to Aurangzeb and criticized his decision: "You have made a fort a bride, and set a veil on it."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fanshawe |first=H. C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&dq=Gates+in+Delhi&pg=PA6 |title=Delhi, Past and Present |date=1998 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=9788120613188 |pages=1–8 |access-date=25 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Every year since [[Indian Independence Day]] in 1947, the national flag has been raised and the [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] has made a speech from the ramparts at the gate. In the 1980s, the security of the area was increased by blocking the tower windows as a security measure against sniper attacks. A lift was also added to the gate.<ref>{{Cite book |surname1=Horton , Finlay , Plunkett |first1=Patrick , Hugh , Richard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ee1HTcplZS0C&q=Delhi+Gates&pg=PA92 |title=Delhi |date=2002 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=9781864502978 |pages=92–94|access-date=25 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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Ghulam Ali Khan 004.jpg|Painting of Lahori gate by Ghulam Ali Khan, Mughal period, 1852-4<br />
Close up of Red Fort.jpg|Lahori gate in 2013<br />
Lahori Gate - Red Fort - Delhi 2014-05-13 3151-3160 Archive.tif|The Lahori gate of the Red fort<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Gates of Delhi]]<br />
* [[List of Gates in Aurangabad, Maharashtra]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commonscat-inline|Lahore Gate (Red Fort)}}<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1600_1699/redfortdelhi/lahorigate/lahorigate.html columbia.edu]<br />
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