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| DELHI |
Delhi is the capital and the third largest city of India.It is also the most famous city during the entire Indian history and a fusion of ancient and modern in true sense.It is rich with art,culture, history, monuments, museums, galleries, gardens and also human diversity. The Old Delhi,gives a old and traditional look with mosques, monuments, forts, lively and colorful bazaars and finely curved ancient architecture of British Raj.
The Delhi city, as well the state is situated in bank of river Yamuna.It is called the travel Gateway,as it is India’s busiest entrance points for international airlines.Though Mimbai is the bissiness capital of India,but Delhi is capital in real sense.
Delhi is the place which shows the two facades of the same city. The old structures like Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Red Fort, Qutub Minar, the Lodhi Gardens, the Jama Masjid, Safdarjung Museum, Diwan-i-am, Diwan-i- khas and the Jantar Mantar remind that the city is still charming with its history,and in other hand ,the modern monuments like the Lotus Temple, laxmi narayan temple etc.shows the great sense of secularism lives in every Indian. |
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| PLACES IN DELHI |
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| India
Gate |
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India Gate is 42 metre high,
free standing arch built in
1911.It is originally called
"All India War Memorial"
in memory of the 90,000 Soldiers
of the Indian Army died in World
War I. The names of the soldiers
are inscribed on the walls of
the arch.An eternal flame is
lit here to honour the "Amar
Jawan" (immortal soldiers) |
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| Red
Fort |
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Shah
Jahan who built the Taj Mahal
of Agra had taken the decision
for constructing the fort in
Delhi in 1639, when he finaly
decided to shift his capital
to New Delhi from Agra.Shahjahanabad
was completed with the Red Fort
or Qila-i-Mubarak (fortunate
citadel),which was the seventh
fort in Delhi.The Red Fort still
gives the look of its lost glory. |
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The fort has the Diwan-e-am, where the king used to listen to the problems of general people, Diwan-e-Khas, where the king used to sit with his ministers, Rang Mahal,the place for entertainent, Hamam,the place where the royal family members used to take bath,Moti Masjid and The Mina Bazar or the market place only for the royal ladies. |
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| Rashtrapati Bhawan |
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The
New Delhi town is around the
Rashtrapati Bhawan.The architechtural
beauty of this building is very
impressive.The famous Republic
Day parade is held here. In
winter the flower lover gets
the annual spring opening of
the glorious Mughal Gardens
adjoining to this place. |
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It is the official residence of the President of India.It was the official residence of the Viceroy when India was under the British rule. |
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| Raj Ghat |
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Raj
Ghat is on the bank of the river
Yamuna. This is the last resting
place of Mahatma Gandhi, the
father of the nation.There are
two other museums dedicated
to him which are worth visiting. |
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| Qutab
Minar |
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Qutab
Minar, this magnificent structure
is located at a small village
called Mehrauli in south New
Delhi. Qutub-ud-din Aibek of
the Slave Dynasty built this
huge towe in 1199 AD, and finished
by another Muslim King, Iltutmish.
This monument used to be the
landmark of delhi. It is made
of fluted red sandstone with
72.5 metres hight and fully
carved with the theme of holy
Qurran. At the foot of the Qutab
Minar stands the first mosque
was built. |
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| Iron Pillar |
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This seven meter high pillar
stands in the middle of the
mosque. A six line Sanskrit
inscription indicates that this
piller was initially erected
outside a Vishnu temple. It
was raised in memory of the
Gupta King Chandragupta The
IIND or Vikramaditya. The pillar
is made of a very exceptional
iron as Scientists have never
discovered how this iron has
not rusted even after 2000 years. |
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| Laxminarayan Temple |
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The
Laxminarayan Temple is also
called the Birla Mandir, which
was built by the industrialist
Raja Baldev Birla in 1938. This
temple contains a large garden,
fountains and idols of several
deities.
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| Humayun's Tomb |
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People
say that The Taj Mahal has been
inspired by Humayun's Tomb.
It is a magnificent building
with red and white combination
and is as spectacular as the
famous Taj Mahal in Agra. Ghiyas. |
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Tomb
Humayun's wife Haji Begum built this
Tomb after his death nine years of
his deah. This was designed by Persian
architect Mirak Mirza |
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| Chandni Chowk |
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During
the Mughal period in Delhi it
was Shahjahanabad, the main
city with the Red Fort. It was
a planned city as the Jama Masjid
or the praying centre was the
focal point. In front of Jama
Masjid it was Chandni Chowk
a planned market which shine
under the moonlight. Shahjahan
ordered to built this market
so that his favorite daughter
Jahanara Begum could shop for
all the items. Still Chandni
Chowk is Asia's largest wholesale
market textiles, electronic
and other items. |
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| Shanti Vana |
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Shanti
Vana (the forest of peace)is
very close to the Raj Ghat.
It is the place where India's
first Prime Minister Jawaharlal
Nehru was cremated. Now this
is a beautiful part which is
being visited regularly by the
dignitaries and heads of all
state. |
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| Bahai Temple/Lotus Temple |
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The
Bahai Temple is populary known
as Lotus Temple for its shape.
This is one of the three lotus
temples in world.It was Built
by the Baha'i community between
1980 and 1986. It is a very
recent architectural addition
in Delhi. |
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whole structure is made of marble,
cement, dolomite and sand.It contains
nine pools and in the middle, its
the lotus shape temple which is an
ideal place for meditation. |
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| Purana Quila |
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The
Purana Quila or The Old Fort
is a of medieval military architecture.
It was Built by Humayun and
modified by Sher Shah Suri.
The structure of Purana Quila
is quite different from other
Mughal structures. It does not
have complex of palaces, administrative
and recreational buildings. |
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Fort was started by Humayun in 1530
but remained incomplete as he was
defeated by Sher-Shah-Suri in 1541.
History proves that it is it is located
in the Indraprastha of the Mahabharata.
Now there is the Zoo inside the fort. |
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| Jantar Mantar |
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The
Jantar Mantar Observatory was
built by the Rajput King Sawai
Jai Singh of Jaipur in 1724.
It was built with masonry instruments
for observing the movements
of the stars and planets. |
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Late
Mughal ruler Muhammad Shah enabled
the raja of Jaipur to build an astronomical
observatory and The raja used the
structure to update existing astronomical
tables and almanac. The structures
are sophisticated scientific instruments
constructed with brick and plaster. |
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| JAMA MASJID |
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It is the largest mosque in India where thousands
of Muslims offer prayers every
day. Mughal Emperor Shahjahan
built this huge Juma Masjid
at the cost of Rs 10 crore to
make a replica of Moti Masjid
in Agra. It is called Masjid-e-Jahanuma. |
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It
has three gateways, four angle towers
and two minarets standing 40 metres
high, constructed of alternative vertical
strips of red sandstone and white
marble. The eastern gate was originally
opened for the emperor, and now it
is only open on Fridays and Muslim
festival days. |
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