Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम
Gateway
State / राज्य
Delhi
District / जिला
South
Manual District
Sub District / उप-जिला
Others
Manual Sub District
Kalkaji
Village / गाँव
Others
Manual Village
Kalkaji
Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन
Medieval - मध्यकाल
Date/Period तारीख/युग
C. 18th - 19th Cent. CE
Sub Period
Late Mughal
Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति
Kalkaji temple complex, Kalkaji
Latitude / अक्षांश
28
32
58
Longitude / देशान्तर
77
15
39
Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approx. 250 m north-west of KalkajiMandir metro station and approx. East of intersection of Lotus Temple road and Kalkaji road.
Air Port / विमानपत्तन
IGI
Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन
Nizamuddin
Bus Station / बस स्टैंड
Nehru Place
Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Others- अन्य
Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण
It lies in area between the flood plain of river Yamuna and Delhi Ridge. Delhi Ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range.
History / इतिहास
Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास
Not much significant information available on the history of the structure. The Late Mughal gateway is the eastern entrance of inner enclosure and leads directly to the courtyard of a historically important religious complex of the Kalkaji Temple.
Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site
निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण
No significant information is available on the site.
Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली
Mughal - मुग़ल
Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल
Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण
The mighty gateway is single-bay-deep gateway and has two pointed-arch openings and a decorative cusped arch on the outer face. On both sides of the pathway, there are arched dalans which are entered through three small cusped arches supported on fluted pilasters. The structure is in a poor state due to human interventions and has lost its ethnicity.
Structure material and other material
संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक
Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक
The principal structural material is Lakhori brick masonry which is finished with plaster.
Usage(s) & Sub Type
Usage(s) / प्रयोग
Living Monument - प्रयोग
Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग
It is being used as eastern entrance to the Kalkaji Temple.