ID: 700008480 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008480	Record Type: Built Work
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Lahori Gate (gate; unknown architect, built by Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan ...; ca. late 17th-early 18th centu...; Delhi (Delhi, Bhārat, Asia, World, Top of the TGN hierarc...;)

Note: The west gate of the Red Fort in Delhi. On May 11, 1857 soliders from Meerut entered the palace by Lahore gate and destroyed some of the structure with gunpowder. Following the 1857 the Lahori and Delhi gates were renamed Victoria and Alexandra.

Titles:

Lahori Gate (preferred,C,U,English,U,U)

Lahore Gate (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

gate (swinging barrier) [300002916] (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>, gateway components, <gates and gate components>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: ca. late 17th-early 18th centuries

Creator Display:

unknown architect, built by Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan (Mughal emperor, 1618-1707) [preferred,VP]

patron Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan (Mughal emperor, 1618-1707) [500356884]

architect unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Current: Delhi [7001535] (Geographic)

Display Materials: red sandstone

	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>)

Dimensions: unavailable

Cultures:

Mughal (preferred)

Indian

General Subject:

structures (preferred,isness)

military (description,purpose)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works

............... Red Fort

Sources and Contributors:
Lahori Gate	........ [VP]
	........ Masselos et al., Beato's Delhi (2000) 66
	........ Victoria and Albert Museum [online] (2010) accessed 20 March 2015
Lahore Gate	........ [VP]
	........ Stephen, Archaeology and Monumental Remains of Delhi (1867) 218
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) accessed 20 March 2015
	........ Fanshawe, Delhi Past and Present (1902) 41

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Stephen, Archaeology and Monumental Remains of Delhi (1867) 219

....................... Masselos et al., Beato's Delhi (2000) 66

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Victoria and Albert Museum [online] (2010) accessed 20 March 2015