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Red Fort ||
Qutub Minar ||
India Gate ||
Old Fort ||
Bahai Temple ||
Humayun's Tomb ||
Jantar Mantar ||
Safdarjung Tomb ||
and MORE...
Red Fort is laid outalong the river Yamuna as an irregular octagon , surrounded by a wall of about 2.4 km in circumference and is built of red sandstone. The Mughal king Shah Jahan transfered the capital from Agra to Delhi and the Fort was completed in 1648. The fort has two main entrances , the Delhi Gate and the Lahori Gate which faces the famed Chandni Chowk market.The Fort has Diwan-e-am, and Diwan-e-Khas where the king would grant audience to the public and would grant audience to important people respectively . Besides this is the Rang Mahal, the water cooled Apartment for the royal ladies. In the basement of the fort is a market where traditional Indian goods can be purchased at nominal rates . Another attraction is Light and Sound show held in the evenings.
This magnificent structure in the southern part of the
captal was built by a Muslim King , Qutub-ud-din Aibak
in 1199 A.D. A part of it which he could not finish
was completed by another Muslim King Iltutmish. Minar
is 72.5 m high and has as its base a mosque. In front of the
imposing structer is an Iron Pillar believed to have been built
in the 5th century A.D. which has not caught rust ever since it
was built.
Straight down the road from Rashtrapati Bhavan is India
Gate which is primarily a memorial to unknown soldier.
Designed by Lutyens , the 42 meter high structure is a war
memorial in honour of soldiers who died during the second
World War. The structure has an eternal flame (Amar Jawan
Jyoti) to honour the memory of the unknown soldiers.
The ruins of this fort are located on a small hill which once
stood on the bank of the river Yamuna.Legend has it that the
fort marked the site of Indraprastha ,the magnificent capital
of the Pandavas, though the construction was carried out
by Sher Shah Suri any time between 1538 to 1545 A. D.
The structure houses a mosque which has a double storeyed
octagonal tower. It is said that the Mughal King Humayun
fell from the tower accidently and died. At the foot of the
hill is the lake where the Delhi Tourism has arrangements
for boating and also organises a Sound and Light Show.
Is a very recent architectural marval of the Bahai faith and is visible from several spots in south delhi. Located in Kalkaji in the south of Delhi. It is Lotus shaped and has rightly been given the name.It is made up of marble,cement dolomite, and sand. TIMINGS: Summer- 9:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m. Winter- 9:30 a.m - 5:30 p.m. Monday closed.
Humayun's Tomb
This tomb, which as built by emperor Humanyun's wife, took
eight years to complete. The emperor's wife Begai Begum
was buried in the tomb and the structure is first of its kind
built in the center of a well - planned garden. The
combination of white marble and red sand stone was a great
influence on later Mughal architecture. It is generally
regarded as a prototype of the famed Taj Mahal of Agra.
Within the Connaught Place are is the Jantar Mantar
observatory built by the Rajput King of Jaipur, Sawai Jai
Singh in 1724. It was believed to have been built with
masonary instruments for observing the movements of the
stars and the planets.
The garden tomb was built in 1753-54 soon after Safdarjung
died. It is a red and a brown sandstone with double
storeyed towers in the corners and is one of the last
example of Mughal architecture.
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