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Rumi Darwaza |
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Just beyond Bara Imambara is an impressive gateway, Rumi Darwaza, built by Nawab Asafuddaula in 1784. It is also known as the Turkish Gateway. The 60 feet high Rumi Darwaza is said to be identical in design to an ancient portal at Constantinople. Its uppermost consists of an eight faceted chhatri, approachable by a staircase. Rumi Darwaza is an ornamental victory arch modelled on one of the gates to Asia Minor in Istanbul (known to the Islamic world in Byzantine times as "Rumi"). |
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