Buland Darwaza

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Akbar period architecture

  • TITLE: Akbar period architecture (Indian architecture)
    ...Sikri is the Great Mosque, the Jāmiʿ Masjid, which served as a model for later congregational mosques built by the Mughals. The mosque’s southern entrance, a massive gateway called the Buland Darwaza (Victory Gate), gives a feeling of immense strength and height, an impression emphasized by the steepness of the flight of steps by which it is approached.
  • TITLE: Fatehpur Sikri (India)
    ...of the Jāmiʿ Masjid (Great Mosque; 1571), which stretches some 540 feet (165 metres) in length and contains an ornate tomb for Chishti. The mosque’s southern entrance, the colossal gateway Buland Darwaza (Victory Gate; 1575), is one of India’s greatest architectural works. This monumental gateway is constructed out of red sandstone and is attractively carved. Fatehpur Sikri contains...