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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.
PLACES
IN DELHI
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India
Gate - 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
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Red
Fort - 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 - 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
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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 - 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
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Qutab
Minar - 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
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Iron
Pillar 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 - 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 - 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
Chandni
Chowk - 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.
Shanti
Vana - 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 - 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
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The 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 - 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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The 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.
12.Jantar Mantar 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.
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 - 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
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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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