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Buland Darwaza

Fatehpur Sikri, India
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Chennai (Madras), India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013 NEW

On reaching the parking area, we got guides and vendors all around us :( We swiftly moved to board the government operating buses (Rs.10 per person) to reach to top of the small hill to the Jama Masjid - south wall of this Masjid is the grand Buland Darwaza - 54 mt high entrance - the highest in Asia. Also... More

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Lucknow, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 6, 2013

This is one of the largest gateways. Located in Fatehpur Area of the Fatehpur Sikri Complex. The height is mammoth. Beautifully maintained..

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Gateshead, England
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

This gate, part of the complex and city which is Fatehpur Sikri is huge. however it also fits extremely well into the surrounding structures and symbolises the great Mughal king Akbar. Stand for a moment and admire its size and then walk through to see the views. Also don't forget to look up on the outside to see the numerous... More

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Johannesburg, South Africa
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2013

We never expected to have another world record on our list ticked here at Fatehpur Sikri. The gate to the so called "Ghost City" was build by Emperor Akbar in 1569. It was the old capital of the Mughals and abandoned after about 15 years because of a scarcity of water. One of the most fascinating places you will ever... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2013

The architecture inside it is awesome but it surely needs maintenance. It is certainly huge in size. Come early in the morning to avoid rush.

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New Delhi, India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2013

This huge architecture may not be maintained properly but still carries the charisma to attract travelers like me. If possible, view the "darwaza" in a full moon night. It looks awesome.

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Jalandhar, Punjab, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2013

This is one of the biggest door in asia continent. From here you can see whole city or mountains. It is 25 km from agra and we went there by car and it takes an hour to reach there. It was build by shahjahan.It has 9 doors, 8 for peoples entrance and 9th for maharaja's itself at that time There... More

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india
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2013

We started our visit to Fatehpur Sikri fort with Buland Darwaza, as its name suggest yes it is "buland" Huge. lot of are work on it, lot of hives ( Honey Bee's house)on top of the door, to enter inside you have to keep you shoes outside. inside view is also good, we found guide their at only 20 Rs.... More

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Las Vegas
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 14, 2013

It is with a heavy heart that I write this, but I was having a wonderful time in the complex until we got to the Buland Darwaza. That is absolutely due to the persistent and relentless "touts." They drove me insane! The whole time I was hounded to buy this or that, and it angered me so much that for... More

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2013

Absolutely amazing place, wanted to visit it since i was in class 10, when we had a chapter in our english subject about fatehpur sikri, had fallen in love with the description of the place but when i saw it in real, there is no amount of great writing that can do justice to this fort, there is nothing that... More

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