Thursday, December 31, 2015

Teen Darwaza, Ahmedabad

Teen Darwaza at Ahmedabad is a historical gateway built by King Ahmed Shah I. Completed in 1415 the gateway has three arches which led into a large enclosure, forming the outer courtyard of the palace.



The roadway in the central opening is 17 feet wide, and that of each side arch is 13 feet wide. The height of the arches is twenty-five feet. 



When we visited the place there were some repair work was happening in the area and vehicle movements were not allowed.

18 comments:

Cloudia said...

Fit for a king!


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Daliana Pacuraru said...

Happy New Year!
Be healthy and happy!
My best wishes from Romania!

krishna said...

so beautiful architecture.. when we learn to preserve?

Sylvia K said...

And a magnificent doorway it still is in spite of its years! A great shot as always, Rajesh! I hope you and your family are happily welcoming the new year!!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Happy New Year from Oklahoma, USA

Ranjana's craft blog said...

Very interesting. These might be the entrance to city.

Thomas Lee/Lee Lip Pang said...

Lovely old arch

Anonymous said...

Very interesting. Have a happy New Year.

Anonymous said...

That is a very impressive structure.

Kathe W. said...

your photos are always so interesting! Thanks!

Malia Craig Tagg Lawrence Page said...

happy new year, from spain.

genie said...

It is so hard to comprehend that these beautiful arches were built in the 1400’s and are still in use. It is wonderful that your people appreciate all of the old temples and structures like this and take such good care of them. Preservation of the old is so important to those that follow in the centuries to come.

namaki said...

Very interesting !

Indah Nuria Savitri said...

such a historical gate..I sincerely hope they can preserve it well..

Easwar Arumugam said...

Nice picture

Yogi Saraswat said...

Completed in 1415 the gateway has three arches which led into a large enclosure, forming the outer courtyard of the palace.so this is about 500 years old , but in good condition still.

Jyotirmoy Sarkar said...

Nice.

Maniparna said...

Nice captures.... :-)