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

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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