Title

Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Caption

Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Fatehpur Sikri was a city built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century. It was the empire's capital from 1571 until 1585. The Buland Darwaza (Gate of Magnificence) is a monumental gateway to the Jama Masjid, the city's mosque. Akbar built it in 1602 to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat.

Date

1996

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Vivienne Sharp

Reference

HRM19D71_260

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,8Mb) / 11,3in x 17,2in / 3384 x 5169 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior animal building buildings animals India religious architecture wall Indian country religion Muslim Islam Islamic gateway entrance gate Moslem location century cupola goat goats Agra Uttar Pradesh Mughal 17th century Fatehpur Sikri Buland Darwaza seventeenth century VIVIENNE SHARP Hindoostan TGN photograph Vivienne Sharp Sharp Vivienne VS VSP Akbar Akbar the Great Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Timurid Timurid Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar Akbar photograph