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India Gate

At the center of New Delhi stands the 42m high India Gate, an "Arc-de-Triomphe" like Archway in the middle of a crossroad. Almost similar to its French counterpart war memorial. It commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during the First World War and bears the names of more than 13,516 British and Indian soldiers killed in the Northwestern Frontier in the Afghan war of 1919.

Qutub Minar

Its a red sandstone tower covered with beautiful and striking carvings and is inscribed with verses from the holy Quran. Qutub Minar is still the highest stone tower in India as well as one of the finest Islamic structures ever raised and Delhi's recognised landmark..

Red Fort

The Red Fort, so called because of the red colour of the stone largely used in it, is octagonal on plan, with two longer sides on the east and west. On the north a bridge with Salimgarh connects the fort. It measures about 900m by 550m, with its rampart walls covering a perimeter of 2.41-km and rising to a height of 33.5m on the town side and 18m along the river. Outside the ramparts runs a moat, originally connected with the river.

The Humayun’s Tomb

Humayun's tomb lies on the Mathura road near its crossing with the Lodi Road. High rubble-built walls enclose here a square garden divided initially into four large squares separated by causeways and channels, each square divided again into smaller squares by pathways ('Chaharbagh') as in a typical Mughal garden.

Jantar Mantar

The various abstract structures within the Jantar Mantar are, in fact, instruments that were used for keeping track of celestial bodies. Yet, Jantar Mantar is not only a timekeeper of celestial bodies, it also tells a lot about the technological achievements under the Rajput kings and their attempt to resolve the mysteries regarding astronomy.

Old Fort

The Purana-Qila occupies the ancient mound, which conceals perhaps the ruins of the city of Indraprastha of Mahabharata story. Sher Shah Suri demolished the city of Dinpanah built by Humayun and on the same site raised this citadel.

Tughlaqabad Fort

The massive strong walls of Tughlaqabad, the third city of Delhi, are located east of the Qutub Minar. The citadel frowns down ominously like some Gothic palace all over the Qutub-Badarpur road and seems to prefer its splendid isolation.

Raj Ghat

On 31st January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi's last rites were performed over here. The memorial stone of Gandhi is square in shape made of black stone. His last word- 'Hey Ram' is inscribed on it. Ordinary people, VIPs, foreign tourists all come at Rajghat to pay their homage to the Father of the Nation. On every Friday (the day of his death) a prayer is held. Except Monday, a regular feature of projecting Gandhi philosophy in picture, sculpture and photos from 10.00am to 5.00pm is performed at Rajghat.

Shanti Van

To the north of Rajghat is Shanti Van. India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's last rites were performed over here on 27th May 1964. A tombstone has been erected on his funeral place. Next to Nehru's memorial lies the tomb of his grandson Sanjay Gandhi, who died in a plane crash in 1980.

Veer Bhoomi

It is founded in the memoriam of Rajiv Gandhi. He was assassinated at Perumbudoor, 40-km away from Chennai at 10.00pm on 21st May 1991. His last rites were performed on 24th May over here.

Shakti Sthal

This memorial is situated between Rajghat and Shanti Van, commemorating the death of Indira Gandhi on 31st October 1984 and her last rites were performed over here on 3rd November 1984. The tomb on her funeral spot is made of grey-red monolithic stone.

Vijay Ghat

This is the tomb of India's second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. After the Indo-Pak war of 1965, Shastriji went to Tashkent in Russia on a peace mission and died of a heart attack. In 1966 his last rites were performed over here.

Rastrapati Bhawan

The palace was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens for the British Viceroy and now it is the official residence of the President of India. The structure is entirely made up of red sand stone, spread over an area of 5 acres. The circular Durbar Hall is meant for state ceremonies and functions. To the west, the beautifully landscaped grounds include the giant Mughal Gardens. This garden constitutes water fountains and artificial lakes. The garden is open to visitors in the spring month from February to March.

Safdarjung Tomb

The memorial was built by Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah who was the son of Mirza Muqim Abul Mansur Khan popularly known as Safdarjung (1739-54), the governor of the province of Awadh under Muhammad Shah (1719-48) and later became his prime minister. The tomb is roughly on the plans of Humayun's tomb, though much scaled down. It is set in the middle of an extensive garden, which spreads over an area of over 300-sq-metres.

Coronation Memorial

The Royal Durbar, held in 1911 to announce the accession of George V as the king emperor of India, was held at this place. The red sand stone obelisk reminds the coronation. More than one lakh people had participated in the coronation ceremony. Today it is surrounded by statues of former viceroys, including Lord Hardings and Lord Wellington. It is located near Bhai Parmanand Marg, 2 km north of Kingsway Camp.

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