New
Delhi is being a capital of India and it has a rich history. This city is
scatters with fascinating forts, mosques and monuments left over from Mughal rulers
that once occupied the city. The contrast between walking Old Delhi and well
planned New Delhi is huge, and it's very interesting to spend free time in both
places. If you need of some relaxation in the city, then there are many
flourishing landscaped gardens are available in New Delhi.
Here
I have mentioned the top attractions in capital city of India, New Delhi. The
great thing is that many places of them are free of cost.
India Gate:
India
Gate is situated at the heart of New Delhi and it is a national monument of
India. It was built in 1931. This famous monument is inspired by Arc de
Triomphe, which is located in Paris, which in turn is inspired by the Roman Arch
of Titus. Originally India Gate is known as the All India War Memorial and is popular
landmark in New Delhi.
Red Fort:
Red
Fort is another popular monument in the city, it also known as Lal Quila. It
was built in 1638, were designed to keep out invaders, now basically they keep
out the confusion and noise of the city. Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, after
ruling from Agra for eleven years, who was decided to shift to Delhi and laid
the foundation stone of the Red Fort in 1618.
The
Red Fort has two main entrances gate, the Lahori Gate and Delhi Gate. The main
entrance to the Red Fort through the Lahori Gate.
Qutub Minar:
Qutub
Minar is a 5 storied tower. Each tower of the popular Qutub Minar has unique
designs. It is located in a Mehrauli in South Delhi. The construction of world
famous towering Qutub Minar was started in 1192 by Qutub-ud-din Aibak. It is a
fine example of the Indo-Islamic style of architecture. The balconies in Qutub
tower are supported by exquisite stalactite designs. The conical tower has
pointed and circular flutings on the first storey and star-shaped on the second
and third stories.
Lotus Temple:
Lotus
Temple is popularly known as Baha’i Temple. This famous tourist attraction is
one of the remarkable architectures of Bahai faith. It is situated at Kalkaji
in New Delhi. The temple has looks like a lotus flower and is made of cement, marble,
sand and dolomite. The Lotus Temple has no restrictions for its visitors and it
is open to all religions people. The design of this temple is looks like a half
opened Lotus flower with 27 “petals” made of marble. The architect of Lotus
Temple, while designing the temple took into account the existent beauty of
Lotus flower.
New
Delhi has many more tourist attraction such as Rashtrapati Bhawan, Birla
Mandir, Akshrdham temple, Old fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Chandani Chawk, Jama
Masjid, Rajpath and many more…
If
you need to visit these all places in New Delhi and want to stay facility then
New Delhi has many good accommodation facility to its visitors ranging from
budget to 5 star category hotels. Click here
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