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2. Taq-e Zafar - Wikipedia

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   Sayed Mohammad Daud al-Hossaini (calligraphy) The Taq-e Zafar ( Persian: طاق ظفر, English: Arch of Victory) is a memorial arch located at the front of the gardens [ 1 ] in Paghman, Afghanistan. The famous victory arch commemorates Afghan independence after the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919. [ 2 ][ 3 ]

3. Porta Sempione - Wikipedia

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   Porta Sempione ("Simplon Gate") is a city gate of Milan, Italy. The name is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district (quartiere), a part of the Zone 1 division (the historic city centre), including the major avenue of Corso Sempione. [a] The gate is marked by a landmark triumphal arch called Arco della Pace ("Arch ...

4. Brandenburg Gate - Wikipedia

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   The Brandenburg Gate (German: Brandenburger Tor [ˈbʁandn̩ˌbʊʁɡɐ ˈtoːɐ̯] ⓘ) is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin.One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was erected on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to Brandenburg an der Havel, the former capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.

5. Archi di Porta Nuova - Wikipedia

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   Archi di Porta Nuova. The external facade of Porta Nuova medieval city gate. Porta Nuova (pronounced [ˈpɔrta ˈnwɔːva]; literally "New Gate"; Milanese: Pòrta Noeuva [ˈpɔrta ˈnøːʋa]) is one of the three medieval gates of Milan that still exist in the modern city (together with the medieval Porta Ticinese and Pusterla di Sant'Ambrogio).

6. Buland Darwaza - Wikipedia

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   Buland Darwaza (lit. 'High Gate'), or the "Door of victory", was built in 1575 [1] by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat. It is the main entrance to the Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri, which is 43 km from Agra, India. [2][3] Front view of the Buland Darwaza. Buland Darwaza is the highest gateway in the world and is an ...

7. Bab Sharqi - Wikipedia

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   Old City of Damascus. Bab Sharqi (Arabic: بَابٌ شَرْقِيٌّ, romanized: Bāb Šarqī; "The Eastern Gate"), also known as the Gate of the Sun, is one of the seven ancient city gates of Damascus, Syria. Its modern name comes from its location in the eastern side of the city. The gate also gives its name to the Christian quarter ...