Alamgiri Gate
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Alamgiri Gate is the monumental main entrance to Lahore Fort, built during the Mughal era and renowned for its grand, fortress-like architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alamgiri Gate canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| alternateName | Alamgiri Darwaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Mughal architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Aurangzeb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Gates of Lahore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal forts ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Pakistan ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1673 ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| era | late Mughal period ⓘ |
| faces | Badshahi Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched entrance
ⓘ
battlements ⓘ flanking bastions ⓘ fortress-like façade ⓘ high vaulted passage ⓘ parapets ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
defensive gateway
ⓘ
main entrance to Lahore Fort ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageSiteComponentOf | Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1673 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lahore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lahore Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Department of Archaeology, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
lime mortar ⓘ plaster ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aurangzeb Alamgir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Hazuri Bagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roshnai Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Samadhi of Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | west ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lahore Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Walled City of Lahore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic landmark of Lahore
ⓘ
symbolic main entrance of Lahore Fort ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 171 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial processions
ⓘ
royal entry to Lahore Fort ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.