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Chitta Gate (Chowk Nazir Khan)

PunjabGateProtected
Chitta Gate is situated closely to Wazir Khan Mosque, on the eastern side. It appears that it was the entrance of outer premises of Wazir Khan Mosque. Since, it is part of the mosque premises its date of construction is the same as that of the mosque. The gate is about 4.8 m wide and 9.1 m high in shape of an arch. The entrance on the sides is used by the hawkers.
Record ID
6465
Province / territory
Punjab
District
Lahore
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Gate
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
Coordinates
31.58321, 74.32466 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.

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