Naubat Khana

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Naubat Khana is a historic drum house and ceremonial gateway within Delhi’s Red Fort complex, where royal musicians once announced the arrival of the emperor and important dignitaries.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Naqqar Khana 2
Naubat Khana of Red Fort 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial gateway
drum house
historic building
monument
accessRole gateway leading towards the inner court of Red Fort
alsoKnownAs Naubat Khana
surface form: Naqqar Khana

Naubat Khana
surface form: Naubat Khana of Red Fort
architecturalStyle Mughal architecture
associatedWith Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Mughal court ceremonies
builtFor Mughal Emperor
surface form: Mughal emperors
city Delhi
country India
culturalSignificance symbol of royal protocol and ceremonial music in Mughal Delhi
currentUse tourist attraction within Red Fort
era Mughal period
function ceremonial gateway to inner sections of Red Fort
drum house for royal musicians
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Red Fort Complex
historicalUse place where royal musicians announced the arrival of important dignitaries
place where royal musicians announced the arrival of the emperor
locatedIn Delhi
India
Red Fort
locatedNear Lahori Gate
surface form: Lahori Gate of Red Fort
material red sandstone
white marble (in decorative elements)
partOf Red Fort
surface form: Red Fort complex
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Red Fort
surface form: Red Fort Complex

Referenced by (6)

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Chatta Chowk accessRouteTo Naubat Khana
Diwan-i-Aam adjacentTo Naubat Khana
this entity surface form: Naqqar Khana
Naubat Khana alsoKnownAs Naubat Khana
this entity surface form: Naqqar Khana
Naubat Khana alsoKnownAs Naubat Khana
this entity surface form: Naubat Khana of Red Fort
Fatehpur Sikri hasPart Naubat Khana
Red Fort hasPart Naubat Khana