It stands in the middle of the road, at the end of Netaji Subhash Chandra Road (or Netaji Subhash Marg), at the edge of Daryaganj.

[1] The Gate was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1638 as part of the rubble– built high fort walls that encircled the Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi.

It was built in sandstone and is an impressive and large structure.

Near the gate entry, two stone carvings of elephants were erected.

The gate is now a heritage site maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.