Kashmir Gate in Delhi


Kashmiri Gate, Delhi Gate is based, it is the northern entrance to the historic walled city of Delhi. In 1835 by the military engineer Robert Smith, the gate is so named because it is a road that leads to K used to start.

How to Reach:-
Nearest Metro Station from here is the Kashmere Gate Metro Station form where the gate is a stone's throw distance away.
Location:-
Inter State Bus Terminal, Mori Gate, New Delhi, Delhi 110006
ISBT, Railway Station, Kashmiri Gate, New Delhi
timing:-
9:00 AM to 11:00 PM

Today it is also in the surrounding area of ​​North Delhi, Old Delhi area is named,

History of Kashmiri Gate
The north gate of the walled city of Delhi was in the vicinity of the Red Fort, Delhi Red Fort, leading to the gate facing toward K went, Kashmiri Gate, Kashmere Gate spell under British rule was named as. The monument can still be seen. The southern gate of the walled city, is called the Delhi Gate.
British first began to settle in Delhi in 1803, they found the walls of the old city of Delhi, Shahjahanabad lack of repair, especially after the siege in 1804 by the Maratha Holkar, later strengthened the city walls. They gradually Kashmere Gate area, which once housed the Mughal palaces and houses of nobility established their residential estates,Kashmere Gate gained national attention in 1857 during the Mutiny on the gate of the British Indian troops fired volleys of cannonballs

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