Gate sights in Asia
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The Old City
The Pink City is partially encircled by a crenellated, battle-scarred wall, and the major gates of Chandpol, Ajmer and Sanganeri have been carefully restored. The entire city is a feat of town planning; the Old City is still loosely divided into traditional artisans' quarters. Avenues divide it into neat rectangles, each one specialising in different crafts: the main bazaars are Johari Bazaar, Tripolia Bazaar, Bapu Bazaar and Chandpol Bazaar.
At sunset, the buildings bask in a magical pink and gold glow.
Jaipur owes its name, foundation and planning to the great warrior-astronomer Maharaja Jai Singh II (1693-1743). In 1727, with Mughal power on the wane, Jai Singh decided …
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Dongan Men Remains
In an excavated pit on Beiheyan Dajie sits a pitiful stump, all that remains of the magnificent Dōngān Mén, the east gate of the Imperial City. Before being razed, the gate was a single-eaved, seven-bay-wide building with a hip-and-gable roof capped with yellow tiles. The remnants of the gate – just two layers of 18 bricks – may make for dull viewing but of more interest are the accompanying bricks of the excavated Ming-dynasty road that used to run near Dōngān Mén. The road is around 2m lower than the current road level, its expertly made bricks typical of precisely engineered Ming-dynasty brickwork. The remains are located in the Imperial Wall Foundation Ruins…
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Northern Gateway
Topped by a broken wheel of law, this is the best preserved of the toranas. Scenes include a monkey offering a bowl of honey to Buddha, represented by a bo tree. Another panel depicts the Miracle of Sravasti - one of several miracles represented here - in which Buddha, again in the form of a bo tree, ascends a road into the air. Elephants support the architraves above the columns, while horses with riders and more elephants squeeze in between.
Delicately carved yakshis (maidens) hang nonchalantly on each side.
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Golden Gate
The northern courtyard of the Royal Palace and museum - the Keshav Naryan Chowk -is entered from the square by the Golden Gate . Completed in 1734, this is the newest part of the palace. The courtyard is entered through a magnificent gilded door topped by a golden torana (portico above the door) showing Shiva, Parvati, Ganesh and Kumar. Directly above the golden door is a golden window, at which the king would make public appearances.
The bench to the side of the gate is a favourite of Patan's retirees.
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Sukreswar Ghat Park
Sukreswar Devalaya comprises three mostly modern-looking temples including one where holy water dribbles continuously over a Shiva lingam from a suspended bell-metal amphora. Almost adjacent, little Sukreswar Ghat Park contains a playful, multi-arched ornamental gateway built by the British. Two of its eight missile-shaped spires are leaning precariously, perhaps due to the devastating 1897 earthquake that destroyed virtually every other building in Guwahati.
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Zhonghua Gate
Zhonghua Gate. Some of the original 13 Ming city gates remain, including the Zhonghua Gate in the south and the Centre Gate (Zhōngyāng Mén) in the north. The city gates were heavily fortified; Zhonghua Gate has four rows of gates, making it almost impregnable, and could house a garrison of 3000 soldiers in vaults in the front gate building. Today some of these vaults are used as souvenir shops.
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Sōfuku-ji
An Ōbaku (the third-largest Zen sect after Rinzai and Sōtō) temple was built in 1629 by Chinese monk Chaonian. Its red entrance gate (Daiippo-mon) exemplifies Ming dynasty architecture. Inside the temple you can admire a huge cauldron that was used to prepare food for famine victims in 1681, and a statue of Maso, goddess of the sea, worshipped by early Chinese seafarers.
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Western Gateway
Potbellied dwarfs support the architraves of this gateway, which has some of the site's most interesting scenes. The top architrave shows Buddha in seven different incarnations, manifested three times as a stupa and four times as a tree. The rear of one pillar shows Buddha resisting the Temptation of Mara, while demons flee and angels cheer. The Chhaddanta Jataka features again.
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Great South Gate
The garrison commander in you will love the martial feel of the old Great South Gate, the only town gate in Tainan that still has much of its defensive wall intact. The inner grounds feature several cannons and a section of the old wall marvellously overgrown with thick roots. As with the Confucius Temple, the trees here are an attraction in themselves.
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Duanli Gate
The gate to the south of Wáng Chéng is Duanli Gate, marking the north-south line that runs through the complex.
Buses 1 and 11 go up Zhongshan Beilu past the western side of the peak. Alternatively, take bus 2, which goes past the eastern side along the river. Both buses leave from Guìlín train station.
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Changle Gate
At the southern end of the Yanzhao Dajie is Changle Gate, also known as Nanchengmen or South Gate. You can climb the gate, where there is a small exhibition. Extending away from the gate to the east and west are the dilapidated remains of the city wall, stripped of its trees and sprouting grass.
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Ngo Mon Gate
The principal entrance to the Imperial Enclosure is Ngo Mon Gate, which faces the Flag Tower. The central passageway with its yellow doors was reserved for the use of the emperor, as was the bridge across the lotus pond. Others had to use the gates to either side and the paths around the pond.
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Surajpol
The main gate on the eastern side of the fort is known as the Surajpol, and offers fantastic views across the empty plains. There are also good views over the town and countryside (and, unfortunately, a huge cement factory) from the western side of the fort.
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Sōgen-ji
The reconstructed gates of Sōgen-ji are located at the eastern end of Kokusai-dōri. The original stone gates once led to the 16th-century temple of the Ryūkyū kings, though it was unfortunately destroyed in WWII.
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South Gate
On the northern shore of Rong Lake, the South Gate is all that remains of the old city wall. Strikingly illuminated, the gate is one of the features of a pleasant lakeside walk around the shores of Rong and Shan Lakes.
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Chengyun Gate
The entrance to Wáng Chéng is via Chengyun Gate on the palace's southern perimeter. Chengyun Gate itself is accessed via two historic gates, Zunyi Gate in the west and Tiren Gate to the east.
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Nakkarkhana
The second gate into the dargah of Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti was built by Shah Jahan, and is often called the Nakkarkhana because it has two large nakkharas (drums) fixed above it.
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Buland Darwaza
The third gate into the dargah of Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti, Buland Darwaza , dates from the 16th century. It's tall - about 28m high - and whitewashed, and leads into the dargah courtyard.
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Teen Darwaja
To the east of Bhadra Fort stands the Teen Darwaja, which was the gateway into the Royal Square, or Maidan Shahi, where royal processions and polo games took place.
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Lokhota Bari
At the fort's northern tip is another gate, the Lokhota Bari, while at the southern end is a small opening once used for hurling criminals into the abyss.
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Nizam Gate
The first gate into the dargah of Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti compound is the Nizam Gate, built in 1915 up some steps to protect it from the rains.
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