ID: 700002954 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002954	Record Type: Built Work
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Alaʻi-Darwaza (gateway; built by ʻAlāʼ al-Dīn Khaljī (Turkish sultan of...; 1193; 1311; Delhi (Delhi, Bhārat, Asia, World, Top of the TGN hierarc...; )

Note: Located in: Delhi, India. The main gateway of the southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, It is considered the first building to employ Islamic principles of construction and ornamentation.

Titles:

Alaʻi-Darwaza (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

‘Ala’i Darvaza, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex (C,U,English-P,,N)

Alai-Darwaza (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Alai Darwaza (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

ʻAlaʼi Darwaza (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Lofty Gate, Qutb Mosque (C,U,undetermined,,N)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

gateway [300069189] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <openings and opening components>, openings (architectural elements), <openings by form>, <gateways and gateway components>)

ceremonial gate [300419358]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, gate structures)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1193; 1311

Creator Display:

built by ʻAlāʼ al-Dīn Khaljī (Turkish sultan of the Delhi Sultanate of India, died 1316) [preferred,VP]

Qutb Al-din Aibak; Shams Al-din Iltutmish; ‘ala Al-din Khalji [,BWR]

architect unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

patron ʻAlāʼ al-Dīn Khaljī (Turkish sultan of the Delhi Sultanate of India, died 1316) [500356882]

Qutb-ud-din Aibak, Sultan of Delhi (Turkish general and sultan, 1150-1210) [500356874]

Shams al-Dīn Iltutmish (Turkish sultan, died 1236) [500356875]

Locations:

Current: Delhi [7001535] (Geographic)

Display Materials: red sandstone and marble inlay

	ferruginous sandstone [300011398]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>, sandstone, <sandstone by composition>)

	marble (rock) [300011443]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

	inlay (process) [300053850]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>)

Dimensions: square plan; length: 10.6 meters (interior) and 17.22 meters (exterior); height: 14.3 meters (from ground floor to top of dome)

Cultures:

Islamic Indian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Islamic (culture or style) [300380013] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The)

	Ghurid [300021554] ()
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The, <Islamic World dynastic styles and periods>, <Iranian Islamic styles and periods before the Seljuks>)

	Khalji [300021599] ()
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The, Islamic (culture or style), Islamic Indian, Delhi Sultanate)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

religion and mythology (purpose)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

............... Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex

Sources and Contributors:
Alaʻi-Darwaza	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 12 March 2015
‘Ala’i Darvaza, Quwwat al-Islam Mosque Complex	........ [BWR,VP]
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3750441
Alai-Darwaza	........ [VP]
	........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 12 March 2015
Alai Darwaza	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ ArchNet [online] accessed 12 March 2015
	........ Masselos et al., Beato's Delhi (2000) 98
ʻAlaʼi Darwaza	........ [VP]
	........ Pande, Qutb Minar and its Monuments (2006) 42
Lofty Gate, Qutb Mosque	........ [BWR,VP]
	........ BWR database (2010-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP,BWR]

....................... Pande, Qutb Minar and its Monuments (2006) 42-43

....................... Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 12 March 2015

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3750441

....................... BWR-09 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021)

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3750441

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 20883

....................... ARTstor: BlairBloom2 (2010-) BB-2458

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 12 March 2015
	..... BWR database (2010-)