The Tripolia Gates are two historical gateways of similar form located at GT Karnal Road, Delhi. These are triple passage gateways situated 250 meters apart in the area between Rana Pratap Bagh and Gur Mandi in North Delhi. These structures were made by Nazir Mahaldar Khan, superintendent of women's quarter in the palace of

Mughal emperor The emperors of the Mughal Empire, who were all members of the Timurid dynasty (House of Babur), ruled the empire from its inception on 21 April 1526 to its dissolution on 21 September 1857. They were supreme monarchs of the Mughal Empire in ...

Muhammed Shah during the period 1728-29 as entrances towards a market from both ends. Out of these two gates, northern gate is restored and the southern gate is still under restoration.

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File:Tripolia Gateways.JPG, One of the gateways, before restoration File:Tripolia Gate (northern).jpg, The northern gate - File:Tripolia Gate (southern) - under restoration.jpg, The southern gate under restoration -

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{{reflist Gates of Delhi Archaeological monuments in Delhi Monuments of National Importance in Delhi Mughal gates

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