Pre-Mughal (Khalji Dyn. 1290-1320), Alai Darwaza

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Collections	Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Title:	Pre-Mughal (Khalji Dyn. 1290-1320), Alai Darwaza
Author(s):	Frederic, Louis Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
Keywords:	Delhi Sultanate;architecture
Series/Report no.:	Basham Collection
Description:	It is a sort of large room in the form of a cube, surmounted by a flattened dome. It is made of red sand-stone and white marble. The facing doors, as well as the windows are decorated with radiating stalactites. This door has been restored several times, not always in accordance with the original design which is now lost this applies particularly to the facade. -- Also called Alauddin Khalji's gate.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/182629
Other Identifiers:	ANUA 682-1994

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