| Qutub
Minar |
| Besides
being one of the important tourist attractions in Delhi,
it is a major landmarks not only of Delhi but also of
India. The construction of the minar was started during
the Slave Dynasty by Qutub-ud-Din Aibak in 1199 AD and
concluded by Iltutmish. The 72.5 m high tapering minar
with 379 steps is also famous as the highest stone tower
ever raised in India. Qutub Minar is surrounded by several
other structures such as Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque, Iron
Pillar, Tomb of Iltutmish, Alai Darwaza and Alai Minar.
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| Tomb
of Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq |
| in
the ruined city of Tughlaqabad is among important historical
tourist attractions in Delhi. The tomb was originally
positioned in the middle of a reservoir and was approached
only by a fortified land bridge from the fort. The simple
mausoleum is pentagon in shape and cyclopean walls of
red sandstone. All the four walls of the tomb have arched
gateways decorated with delicate latticework and the dome
is made entirely of white marble. |
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Humayun's Tomb
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| Humayun's
Tomb should not be missed on tour to Delhi as it is a
specimen of one of the earliest Mughal buildings and is
enlisted as UNESCO's World Heritage Site. Built at the
orders of Bega Begum or Haji Begum, the Persian wife of
Humayun, the construction was started in1562 AD and completed
in 1572 AD and designed by the famous Persian architect,
Mirak Mirza Ghiyuath. The Humayun's Tomb occupies the
central stage surrounded by 36 gardens divided equally
by a crisscross of water channels and pathways. The octagonal
mausoleum rests over a square plinth with arcades. The
cenotaph of the Mughal Emperor, Humayun and his Queen
Bega Begum lies in the central room. The crowning glory
of the tomb is a 42.5 m high stupendous double dome. |
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| Red
Fort |
| Initiated
in 1618 AD at the orders of Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan,
the Red Fort completed in 1647 AD. The fort is largely
built of red sandstone with the cover of shell plaster
polish that gives the impression of being the ivory. The
important buildings with the fort are the Chatta Chowk,
Nawab Khana, Diwan-I-Aam, Diwan-I-Khas, Rang Mahal, Pearl
Mosque, Musamman Burj, Khwabgah and Hammans. |
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| Rashtrapati
Bhawan |
| Rashtrapati
Bhawan is an eternal reminder of British supremacy in
India. The erstwhile residence of the Viceroy of India,
the palatial building is now the residence the ruling
President of India. Designed by Lutyens as the part of
British New Delhi over Raisina Hill, the Rashtrapati Bhawan
is larger than the Palace of Versailles. Another tourist
attraction within the Rashtrapati Bhawan is the Mughal
Gardens. The Mughal Gardens are open for public during
the spring season when the garden is at its best beauty.
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| India
Gate |
| India
Gate was built as the War Memorial by the British to honor
the sacrifice of 90,000 India soldiers in the North West
Province during the First World War and the Afghan Fiasco
of 1919 AD. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the work on
this memorial began with the foundation stone being laid
by the Duke of on 10th February 1921 and was complete
in 1931 AD. Built of sandstone, the names of all the soldiers
are inscribed on the walls of India Gate. Amar Jawan Jyoti,
an eternal flame is always burning in the memory of the
soldiers killed in the 1971 war with Pakistan. |
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| The
National Museum |
| The
National Museum is the best place if you are inquisitive
about history, culture and heritage of Delhi. The biggest
museum in India, it possesses 2,00,000 antiquities from
worldwide spanning over 5000 years of history displayed
at both permanent and temporary galleries. The antiquities
includes art objects, costumes, fallen or broken pieces
of historical monuments, gems and jewelry, manuscripts,
paintings of different schools of art, pottery, rare coins,
religious scriptures and sculptures. One of the most popular
and well-presented permanent galleries is the Harappan
Gallery. |
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| The
Rail Transport Museum |
| The
Rail Transport Museum is among popular tourist attractions
in Delhi particularly for children. The museum is spread
over 10 acres of land and displays a large collection
of locomotives and carriages in open. You will enjoy watching
the vintage trains such as the Viceregal Dining Car (1889
AD), Prince of Wales Saloon (1875 AD), Maharaja of Mysore's
Saloon (1899 AD) and Maharaja of Baroda's Saloon (1886
AD) as much as the kids. The replica of the first steam
engine in India that covered the distance from Mumbai
to Thane in 1853 AD is also on display. |
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| The
Garden of Five Senses |
| The
Garden of Five Senses is among the latest tourist attractions
in Delhi inaugurated only in 2003. Located at Said-ul-Azaib
near Mehrauli, the garden is spread over an area of 20
acres of changing scenery. As is suggestive from the name,
the garden is designed to awaken each of the five human
senses of vision, hearing, smell, touch and taste. The
sight of the flowers in myriad hues, the sound of gentle
music, the sweet and pleasant fragrance, the feel of the
beautiful objects and test of your taste buds at exclusively
allocated spaces in the garden to arouse a particular
sense. |
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| The
Lakshmi Narayan Temple |
| The
Lakshmi Narayan Temple was built by the renowned business
family of the Birlas, particularly Raja Baldev Das Birla.
It is better known as the Birla Temple. The temple is
dedicated to Lord Lakshmi Narayan or Vishnu and was completed
in 6 years from 1933 AD to 1939 AD. |
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| The
Lotus Temple |
| The
Lotus Temple is one of the modern tourist attractions
in Delhi. The temple is built of marble, cement, dolomite
and sand in the shape of a lotus. It took ten years to
design and construct this temple with the help of almost
800 engineers, technicians, artisans and laborers. The
Lotus Temple comprises of three ranks of nine petals and
nine reflecting pools that surround the building. |
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| Gurudwara
Bangla Sahib |
| Gurudwara
Bangla Sahib is built on the site of the bungalow of Mirza
Raja Jai Singh and was originally called Jaisinghpura
Palace. Because of its construction over an erstwhile
palace, it is called Bangla Sahib. This gurudwara sees
thousands of devotees every day not only of Sikh faith
but also from other religious beliefs and faiths. |
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