shahjahanabad is the fort in delhi that is known as bada darwaza western entrance.
shahjahanabad is the fort in delhi that is known as bada darwaza western entrance.
known as bada darwaza western entrance to which fort in delhi?
shahjahanabad
shahjahanabad, the seventh city of delhi, was built by shah jahan in 1649 like a fortress encircled by strong and high red–brick walls with 14 entry gates to the city, in addition to 16 wicket gates called windows (khirkis in urdu language). a number of bastions built of stone were added by the british, in addition to repairing the earlier fort, to make the fort more secure. the gates were designed and built for the people to have access and the royal procession to enter or exit, when going out in diverse directions. out of the 14 gates, five gates have survived, namely, the kashmiri gate on the north, the ajmeri gate on the south-west, the delhi gate on the south-east, turkman gate on the south and the nigambodh gate on the north-east, all of which express vividly the splendor of the city. all the gates are located within a radius of in the present day old delhi. the lahori gate on the northeast, in the old city, was demolished (some remnant walls are seen at the crossing as may be seen in picture) and the area converted into the present day lahori bazar. the gates have a square plan with high arched openings, except for low height of the nigambodh gate, and two openings—one for entry and another for exit—of the kashmiri gate. the names of all the gates, which existed during shahajahan’s time are the dilli darwaza (also known as delhi gate), kabuli darwaza, raj ghat darwaza, khizri darwaza, nigambodh darwaza, kela ke ghat ka darwaza, lal darwaza, kashmiri darwaza, badar darwaza, patthar khati darwaza, lahori darwaza, ajmeri darwaza and turkuman darwaza.
gates of delhi
bullet::::- "purana pul darwaza" (surviving) at purana pul.









































bullet::::- "dabeerpura darwaza" (surviving) at dabirpura.









































bullet::::- "chaderghat darwaza" at chaderghat.









































bullet::::- "yakutpura darwaza" at yakutpura.









































bullet::::- "aliabad darwaza" at aliabad.









































bullet::::- "champa darwaza"









































bullet::::- "lal darwaza"









































bullet::::- "gowlipura darwaza"









































bullet::::- "fateh darwaza"









































bullet::::- "doodhbowli darwaza"









































bullet::::- "dilli darwaza"









































bullet::::- "mir jumla darwaza"









































bullet::::- "afzal darwaza", the last of the gates built in 1861 by afzal-ud-dawlah.""









































section::::remains.









































much of the wall was destroyed during the great musi flood of 1908, and later demolished by the government after independence in the 1950's and 1960's.
city wall of hyderabad