Purana Qila in Delhi

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fort historical monument tourist attraction

Purana Qila in Delhi is a 16th-century Mughal-era fort, notable as one of the oldest surviving forts in the city and a key example of early Indo-Islamic architecture.

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Label Occurrences
Purana Qila area of Delhi 1
Purana Qila in Delhi canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fort ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Old Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ
Purana Quila NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shergarh NERFINISHED ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavationsBy Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedDynasty Mughal dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sur dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Humayun’s death (fall from Sher Mandal) ⓘ
legendary site of Indraprastha ⓘ
builtBy Humayun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sher Shah Suri NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtInCentury 16th century ⓘ
constructionEnd 1540 ⓘ
constructionStart 1530 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country India ⓘ
currentUse tourist site ⓘ
venue for sound and light shows ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFunction military fortification ⓘ
residential citadel ⓘ
hasGate Bara Darwaza NERFINISHED ⓘ
Humayun Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
Talaqi Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStructure Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sher Mandal NERFINISHED ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
moat ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
stepwell ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument of National Importance (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
India ⓘ
National Capital Territory of Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Delhi district NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed marble ⓘ
red sandstone ⓘ
nearestRiver Yamuna River NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor Indo-Islamic ornamental details ⓘ
being one of the oldest surviving forts in Delhi ⓘ
early Mughal military architecture ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
timePeriod Mughal era ⓘ
Sur Empire period NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Sher Shah Suri → built → Purana Qila in Delhi ⓘ
Indraprastha → oftenIdentifiedWith → Purana Qila in Delhi ⓘ
this entity surface form: Purana Qila area of Delhi