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 (2)

Label Occurrences
Alamgiri Gate canonical 2
Alamgir Gate 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
city gate
monument
alternateName Alamgiri Darwaza
architecturalStyle Mughal architecture
builtBy Aurangzeb
builtDuring Mughal Empire
category Gates of Lahore
Mughal forts
World Heritage Sites in Pakistan
constructionStart 1673
country Pakistan
era late Mughal period
faces Badshahi Mosque
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
heritageSiteOf UNESCO
inception 1673
locatedIn Lahore
Lahore Fort
Pakistan
Punjab, Pakistan
maintainedBy Department of Archaeology, Pakistan
materialUsed brick
lime mortar
plaster
namedAfter Aurangzeb Alamgir
linked to: Aurangzeb
near Hazuri Bagh
Roshnai Gate
Samadhi of Ranjit Singh
orientation west
owner Government of Pakistan
partOf Lahore Fort
region Walled City of Lahore
significance iconic landmark of Lahore
symbolic main entrance of Lahore Fort
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 171
usedFor ceremonial processions
royal entry to Lahore Fort

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lahore Fort hasPart Alamgiri Gate
Hazuri Bagh locatedNear Alamgiri Gate
Mandapa-Durga hasStructure Alamgir Gate
subject linked to: Mandapa-Durga (Mandav / Mandu)
linked to: Alamgiri Gate