Khooni Darwaza | |
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Architectural style | Mughal-Afghan |
Town or city | Delhi |
Country | India |
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Painting of the Khooni Darwaza[usurped] |
28°38′10″N 77°14′28″E / 28.6360°N 77.2410°E Khooni Darwaza (Hindi: खूनी दरवाज़ा, Urdu: خونی دروازہ literally Bloody Gate), also referred to as Lal Darwaza (Hindi:लाल दरवाज़ा, Red Gate) was initially called as Kabuli Darwaza, The gate is located near Delhi Gate, on the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in Delhi, India. It is one of the 13 surviving gates in Delhi. It is just south of the fortified Old Delhi and was constructed by Sher Shah Suri.