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.
- Monument
- …is also known as “Buland Darwaza of the Jami Masjid”
- …is inscribed with “made by akbar after being blessed by a son”
- Description: monumental gate in Fatehpur Sikri, India
- Address: Fatehpur Sikri, 283110
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mariam’s House and Diwan-i-Khas.
Mariam’s House
Mariam’s House is situated 390 metres northeast of Buland Darwaza.
Diwan-i-Khas
Diwan-i-Khas is situated 510 metres northeast of Buland Darwaza.
Fatehpur Sikri railway station
Railway station
Fatehpur Sikri railway station is a small railway station in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. Fatehpur Sikri railway station is situated 780 metres east of Buland Darwaza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fatehpur Sikri.
Buland Darwaza
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Latitude
27.09431° or 27° 5′ 40″ north
Longitude
77.66279° or 77° 39′ 46″ east
Open location code
7JVV3MV7+P4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Buland Darwaza” goes by many names.
بوابة بلند دروازهArabic
বুলন্দ দরওয়াজাBengali
Porta Buland DarwazaCatalan
凱旋門Chinese
寳倫達華撒Chinese
胜利之门Chinese
buland darwajaGujarati
Buland DarwazaHausa
buland darawaHindi
बुलंद दरवाज़ाHindi
बुलन्द दरवाज़ाHindi
Buland DarwazaIndonesian
Buland DarwazaItalian
बुलन्द दरवाजाMaithili
Buland DarwazaMalay
Buland DarwazaMalayalam
ബുലന്ദ് ദര്വാസMalayalam
ബുലന്ദ് ദർവാസMalayalam
ਬੁਲੰਦ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾPanjabi
بلند دروازهPersian
بلند دروازوSindhi
Buland DarvazaSlovenian
Баланд ДарвозаTajik
புலாண்ட் தர்வாசாTamil
బులంద్ దర్వాజాTelugu
บุลันด์ดรวาซาThai
Bülend DervâzeTurkish
بلند دروازہUrdu
Baland darvozaUzbek
بلند دروازہWestern Panjabi
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fatehpur Sikri and Kinari Bazaar.
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