The best places to visit in New Dehli, India (India - Destinations)
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Humayun's Tomb
Humayun’s Tomb is the first example of mughal architecture inspired from the Persian style. This tomb was built due to the order of Humayun’s widow, Hamida Banu Begum in 1562. It took over 8 years to see it like it appers today, and is made from red sandstone and the black and white marble is used only in the borders.
This tomb reperesents the earliest specimen of a garden tomb with causeways and a lot of channels. It situated in a classical garden that is devided in 4 parts by 2 water chan...
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India Gate
India Gate is a very important monument in the city and was built to commemorate more than 80,000 of indian solders who died in the First World War. The monument appears as a huge 42 metres arch hand that was designed by the architector Edwin Lutyens. This arch is made from red stone and has inscripted the name”India „on its both sides. The hole arch stands on a base of red stone .
This gate is a well known place and people come here usually to relax and ...
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The Bahai Temple
The Bahai Temple is situated in the very heart of New Delhi. This spectacular masterpiece is considered an architectural wonder . It is also named “Lotus Temple “because is built in the shape of a lotus, the lotus flower being the symbol of India. It took almost 10 years to build this unique piece of art and it was opened to visitors in December 1986. It appears as half opened lotus flower made from sand,dolomite and marble.
This temple is surrounded by walkways with beautiful b...
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