Buland Darwaza

Buland Darwaza, or the "Door of victory", is a gateway whose construction was started in 1573 by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monumental gate in Fatehpur Sikri, India
  • Also known as: “buland darawa”, “Buland Darwaza of the Jami Masjid”, “बुलंद दरवाज़ा”, “ബുലന്ദ് ദര്വാസ”, and “凱旋門”
  • Address: Fatehpur Sikri, 283110
  • Inscription: “made by akbar after being blessed by a son”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mariam’s House and Diwan-i-Khas.

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is situated 390 metres northeast of Buland Darwaza.

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is situated 510 metres northeast of Buland Darwaza.

Railway station
is a small railway station in , . Its code is FTS. It serves city. The station consists of two platforms. is situated 780 metres east of Buland Darwaza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fatehpur Sikri.

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is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the state of , about 40 km away from .

Buland Darwaza

Latitude
27.09431° or 27° 5′ 40″ north
Longitude
77.66279° or 77° 39′ 46″ east
Open location code
7JVV3MV7+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 655321807
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q3535264
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Buland Darwaza” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوابة بلند دروازه”
  • Bengali: “বুলন্দ দরওয়াজা”
  • Catalan: “Porta Buland Darwaza”
  • Chinese: “寳倫達華撒”
  • Chinese: “胜利之门”
  • French: “Buland Darwaza”
  • German: “Buland Darwaza”
  • Gujarati: “buland darwaja”
  • Hausa: “Buland Darwaza”
  • Hindi: “बुलन्द दरवाज़ा”
  • Indonesian: “Buland Darwaza”
  • Italian: “Buland Darwaza”
  • Maithili: “बुलन्द दरवाजा”
  • Malay: “Buland Darwaza”
  • Malayalam: “ബുലന്ദ് ദർവാസ”
  • Panjabi: “ਬੁਲੰਦ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ”
  • Persian: “بلند دروازه”
  • Persian: “بلنددروازه”
  • Sindhi: “بلند دروازو”
  • Slovenian: “Buland Darvaza”
  • Spanish: “Buland Darwaza”
  • Tajik: “Баланд Дарвоза”
  • Tamil: “புலாண்ட் தர்வாசா”
  • Telugu: “బులంద్ దర్వాజా”
  • Thai: “บุลันด์ดรวาซา”
  • Turkish: “Bülend Dervâze”
  • Urdu: “بلند دروازہ”
  • Uzbek: “Baland darvoza”
  • Western Panjabi: “بلند دروازہ”
  • “Buland Darwaza”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fatehpur Sikri and Kinari Bazaar.

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