Title
Buland Darwaza (also known as Victory Gate) in Fatehpur Sikri
Year/Period
1946-1952
Region
Agra, India
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
paper (fiber product), ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Image size: 7.1 x 4.8 cm
Accession No.
2001-01511-058
Collection of
NLB Type
Photograph
Buland Darwaza (‘Great Gate’ in Persian) is the southern entrance of Jāmi Masjid (Great Mosque). The largest gateway in India was built using red sandstone by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1601 to commemorate his victory over the Sultanate of Gujarat in 1573.
