Bara Pathar Darwaja


00 Bara Pathar Darwaja - Play of Light in Through the Arches and Domes
00 Bara Pathar Darwaja - Play of Light in Through the Arches and Domes

Bara Pathar Darwaja

Address: Rajdarbar Road, Rajdarbar, Dalmadal Para, Bishnupur, Bankura District - 722122, West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23.0745° N, 87.3262° E
Built by: King Bir Singha II of Mallabhum kingdom
Architectural Style: Ekaratna

This Monument of National Importance is a laterite stone structure is also known as Large Gateway of Bishnupur. Another name of this structure is Pathar Darwaja. This gateway has provisions of arrow slits for archers and gunmen. The arches, the dome and the pillars are constructed with high levels of precision to achieve a neat aesthetic look.

01 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Gateway to the Town
01 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Gateway to the Town

02 Bara Pathar Darwaja - A Closer Look of the Beautiful Arch
02 Bara Pathar Darwaja - A Closer Look of the Beautiful Arch

03 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Gateway is Still Standing Tall
03 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Gateway is Still Standing Tall

04 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Dome of the Arch Houses Pigeons
04 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Dome of the Arch Houses Pigeons 

05 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Interiors with Exceptional Symmetry
05 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Interiors with Exceptional Symmetry

06 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Interiors
06 Bara Pathar Darwaja - The Interiors

07 Bara Pathar Darwaja - Row of Laterite Pillars and Arches in the Gateway
07 Bara Pathar Darwaja - Row of Laterite Pillars and Arches in the Gateway

08 Bara Pathar Darwaja - Sculptured on Laterite Pillar
08 Bara Pathar Darwaja - Sculptured on Laterite Pillar

09 Bara Pathar Darwaja - A well Crafted Laterite Dome
09 Bara Pathar Darwaja - A well Crafted Laterite Dome

Photographs by the Author
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bara_Pathar_Darja,_Bishnupur

 

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