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Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri 1853-8
Salted paper print | 24.8 x 34.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2701454

Dr John Murray (1809-98)
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri 1853-8
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Photograph of Buland Darwaza, the gateway of Fatehpur Sikri. The large gateway is in the Mughal architectural style with a central vaulted recess known as an iwan and high walls to either side. Other smaller buildings, some ruined, can be seen in the foreground.
This is one of a series of photographs of Agra by Dr John Murray which were published in a volume with accompanying captions by J Middleton. Murray was an East India Company doctor who used waxed-paper negatives to produce photographs of the Mughal architecture of Agra and the surrounding area.Provenance
Acquired by King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
24.8 x 34.9 cm (image)
Alternative title(s)
XXIII - THE GATEWAY