File:Agra 46 - Red Fort, Somnath gate aka Ghaznin gate (27195522917).jpg
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editDescriptionAgra 46 - Red Fort, Somnath gate aka Ghaznin gate (27195522917).jpg |
Somnath gate aka Ghaznin gate picture taken through a steamy plexiglass according to the object information plaque: "This gate originally belonged to the tomb of Mahmud Ghaznavi at Ghazni. He died in 1030 A.D. It was brought from there by the British in 1842. It was claimed, in the historic proclamation of lord Ellenborough, the governor-general that these were the sandalwood gates of Somnath which Mahmud has taken to Ghazni in 1025 A.D. and the British had thus avenged an insult of 800 years back. This false claim was made just to win the goodwill of the Indian people. The gate is, in fact, made of local deodar wood of Ghaznin and not of sandalwood. The style of decoration bears no resemblance to ancient Gujarati woodwork. There is also an Arabic inscription carved on the upper side. It mentions Mahmud and his epithets. Sir john Marshall had placed here a notice board which described the whole episode and this gate. It is 16-1/2 feet high and 13-1/2 feet broad and its weight is about half a ton. It is made up of geometrical, hexagonal and octagonal panels which have been fixed, one with the help of the other, into the frame, without rivets. The idea to restore it at Somnath was ultimately given up and the gate was abandoned. Since then it is stored in this room. In no way is it related to this fort, or the Mughals and it is lying here either as a war trophy of the British campaign of 1842, or as a sad reminder of the historic lies of the East India Co." 2015in02-1agr_168 |
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Source | Agra 46 - Red Fort, Somnath gate aka Ghaznin gate |
Author | juggadery |
Camera location | 27° 10′ 40.61″ N, 78° 01′ 22.54″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 27.177948; 78.022928 |
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Camera manufacturer | EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
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Camera model | KODAK EasyShare Z981 Digital Camera |
Exposure time | 1/30 sec (0.033333333333333) |
F-number | f/2.8 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:41, 8 November 2015 |
Lens focal length | 4.6 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
File change date and time | 14:41, 8 November 2015 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:41, 8 November 2015 |
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APEX shutter speed | 4.9 |
APEX aperture | 3 |
APEX brightness | 3 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Partial |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 00 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 00 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Exposure index | 200 |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Custom process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 26 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | High gain up |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |