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Red Fort (Netaji Subhash Marg, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi) – the Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan. Named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone, it is adjacent to an older fort, the Salimgarh, built […]

Rashtrapati Bhavan (Rajpath, New Delhi) – this is the official residence of the president of India and formerly of the British Viceroy. The building is the highlight of Lutyen’s New Delhi and was completed in 1929 at a cost of 12,53,000 pound sterling.   Located in an area of 130 hectares, the palace has 340 […]

Qutub Minar (Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi) — The earliest specimen of the Muslim architecture is the Qutub Minar, a gigantic 72m tower, tapering from a 15m diameter at the base to 2.5m at the top. A World Heritage Site monument built by the first Muslim ruler of India Qutub-ud-din Aikab of the Delhi Sultanate, the […]

Parliament House (Lok Sabha Marg, New Delhi, Delhi) — A marvelous piece of architecture designed by the famed architect Lutyens and constructed under the direct supervision of Sir Herbert Baker, Parliament House is designed as a circular structure. The House is 171 meters in diameter and about one-third of a mile in circumference. The two […]

National Museum (Janpath – corner of Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi) — documenting history and culture of the Indian subcontinent, the museum owns some 150,000 items covering some 5 millennia. Some of the gems of the museum are the Chola statue of the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, finds from the Indus Valley Civilization, relics […]

National Gallery of Modern Art (Jaipur House, Shershah Road, Near Delhi High Court, India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi) — Once the palace of maharaja of Jaipur, this gallery is a repository of the works of all the great modern Indian artists. Here you can find works by Amrita Sher-Gil, Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore and […]

Jantar Mantar (Parliament Street, Connaught Place, Delhi) — built by Sawai Jai Singh II, this astronomical observatory is the earliest of the five observatories that were erected by him in different places in India. Built in 1725, it is dominated by a huge sundial and houses other instruments plotting the course of heavenly bodies. Admission: […]

India Gate (Rajpath, India Gate, New Delhi, Delhi) — One of the chief attractions of Delhi, India Gate was built as a memorial to commemorate the 70,000 India soldiers who died in World War I. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens the monument was completed in 1931.

Feroz Shah Kotla Fort (Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Vikram Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi) – located off the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, this fort is home to the ruins of the palace of the fifth city of Delhi, Ferozabad, built by Firoz Shah of Tughlaq dynasty in 1354. A major highlight of the fort is a […]

Chattarpur Mandir (Near Chhatarpur Metro Station, New Delhi, Delhi) — located beyond the Qutab Minar in Mehrauli, the wonderful Chattarpur Mandir is built in South Indian style. Dedicated to Goddess Durga, the temple complex is spread over a large area with beautiful lawns and gardens. A constant hive of activity, the shrine becomes one of […]