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Futtypore Sikri; The Great Gate, Distant View from the Southeast

Samuel Bourneabout 1866

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

View of the Buland Darwaza, a monumental gate with a large iwan, or a three-sided vaulted hall, and topped with a number of chattris, or decorative domed pavilions. The gate is part of a walled complex. Visible in the foreground are some stone walls and thatched buildings.

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  • Title: Futtypore Sikri; The Great Gate, Distant View from the Southeast
  • Creator: Samuel Bourne
  • Date Created: about 1866
  • Location Created: Fatehpur Sikri, India
  • Physical Dimensions: 22.4 × 28.8 cm (8 13/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XO.1224.2.16
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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