<P> Shahjahanabad , the seventh city of Delhi , was built by Shah Jahan in 1649 like a fortress encircled by strong and high red -- brick walls with 14 entry gates to the city , in addition to 16 wicket gates called windows ( khirkis in Urdu language ) . A number of bastions built of stone were added by the British , in addition to repairing the earlier fort , to make the fort more secure . The gates were designed and built for the people to have access and the royal procession to enter or exit , when going out in diverse directions . Out of the 14 gates , five gates have survived , namely , the Kashmiri Gate on the north , the Ajmeri Gate on the south - west , the Delhi Gate on the south - east , Turkman Gate on the south and the Nigambodh Gate on the north - east , all of which express vividly the splendor of the city . All the gates are located within a radius of 5 -- 6 km ( 3.1 -- 3.7 mi ) in the present day Old Delhi . The Lahori gate on the Northeast , in the old city , was demolished ( some remnant walls are seen at the crossing as may be seen in picture ) and the area converted into the present day Lahori Bazar . The gates have a square plan with high arched openings , except for low height of the Nigambodh gate , and two openings -- one for entry and another for exit -- of the Kashmiri gate . The names of all the gates , which existed during Shahajahan 's time are the Dilli Darwaza ( also known as Delhi Gate ) , Kabuli Darwaza , Raj Ghat Darwaza , Khizri Darwaza , Nigambodh Darwaza , Kela ke Ghat ka Darwaza , Lal Darwaza , Kashmiri Darwaza , Badar Darwaza , Patthar Khati Darwaza , Lahori Darwaza , Ajmeri Darwaza and Turkuman Darwaza . </P>
<P> Shahjahanabad , the seventh city of Delhi , was built by Shah Jahan in 1649 like a fortress encircled by strong and high red -- brick walls with 14 entry gates to the city , in addition to 16 wicket gates called windows ( khirkis in Urdu language ) . A number of bastions built of stone were added by the British , in addition to repairing the earlier fort , to make the fort more secure . The gates were designed and built for the people to have access and the royal procession to enter or exit , when going out in diverse directions . Out of the 14 gates , five gates have survived , namely , the Kashmiri Gate on the north , the Ajmeri Gate on the south - west , the Delhi Gate on the south - east , Turkman Gate on the south and the Nigambodh Gate on the north - east , all of which express vividly the splendor of the city . All the gates are located within a radius of 5 -- 6 km ( 3.1 -- 3.7 mi ) in the present day Old Delhi . The Lahori gate on the Northeast , in the old city , was demolished ( some remnant walls are seen at the crossing as may be seen in picture ) and the area converted into the present day Lahori Bazar . The gates have a square plan with high arched openings , except for low height of the Nigambodh gate , and two openings -- one for entry and another for exit -- of the Kashmiri gate . The names of all the gates , which existed during Shahajahan 's time are the Dilli Darwaza ( also known as Delhi Gate ) , Kabuli Darwaza , Raj Ghat Darwaza , Khizri Darwaza , Nigambodh Darwaza , Kela ke Ghat ka Darwaza , Lal Darwaza , Kashmiri Darwaza , Badar Darwaza , Patthar Khati Darwaza , Lahori Darwaza , Ajmeri Darwaza and Turkuman Darwaza . </P>
known as bada darwaza western entrance to which fort in delhi
known as bada darwaza western entrance to which fort in delhi
Shahjahanabad
Shahjahanabad