Kashmere Gate

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Kashmere Gate is a historic northern gateway of Old Delhi, India, that served as a key entry point to the walled city and a major site during the 1857 uprising.

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Kashmere Gate canonical 5
Kashmiri Gate 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic monument
architecturalStyle Mughal military architecture
builtFor access to the road leading to Kashmir
builtInPeriod Mughal era
category Archaeological monuments in Delhi
Gates of Delhi
Tourist attractions in Delhi
condition partially preserved
country India
direction northern gateway of Old Delhi
hasAlternativeSpelling Kashmiri Gate
linked to: Kashmere Gate
hasCurrentUse historical landmark
tourist attraction
hasFunction gateway to Old Delhi
hasHeritageStatus protected monument
hasNearbyInstitution Delhi College of Engineering (former campus at Kashmere Gate)
Indraprastha University (former campus at Kashmere Gate)
hasNearbyLocality Kashmere Gate locality in Delhi
linked to: Kamla Nagar
hasNearbyRoad Boulevard Road NERFINISHED
Lothian Road
Shamnath Marg
hasNearbyWaterBody Yamuna River (to the east of Old Delhi)
hasPart arched gateways
bastions
fortified walls
heritageDesignation protected by Archaeological Survey of India
locatedIn Delhi
National Capital Territory of Delhi
North Delhi district
linked to: North Delhi

Old Delhi
northern part of Old Delhi
material brick
stone
namedAfter Kashmir
near Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) Kashmere Gate
Kashmere Gate metro station
Old Delhi Railway Station
St. James Church, Delhi
partOf walled city of Shahjahanabad
showsDamageFrom cannon fire during 1857 uprising
significance important entry point to historic Delhi
key site in the Siege of Delhi (1857)
significantEvent Indian Rebellion of 1857
usedBy British forces during the Siege of Delhi (1857)
rebel sepoys during the Siege of Delhi (1857)
wasBattleSiteIn Indian Rebellion of 1857

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Wazirabad Barrage locatedUpstreamOf Kashmere Gate
Hindu College, Delhi movedTo Kashmere Gate
Red Line (Delhi Metro) hasStation Kashmere Gate
subject linked to: Red Line
Yellow Line (Delhi Metro) hasStation Kashmere Gate
subject linked to: Yellow Line
Kashmere Gate hasAlternativeSpelling Kashmiri Gate
linked to: Kashmere Gate
Civil Lines, Delhi nearbyLocality Kashmere Gate
subject linked to: Civil Lines