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Red Fort
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Located in Chandni Chowk, Delhi.

Thick red sandstone walls, bulging with turrets and bastions, have withstood the vagaries of time and nature.

The wall is 2.5 km long and the height varies from 16 meters on the river side to 33 meters towards the city.

Diwan-e-am is the large pavilion which was used for public imperial audiences.

Diwan-e-khas is the decorated hall which was used for ministerial and court gatherings.

The Red Fort and the city of Shahjahanabad was constructed by the Emperor Shah Jahan in 1639 A.D.

Every year on Independence Day (15th August) the Prime Minister
of India hoists the national flag and addresses the nation, from the ramparts of Red fort.


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Lotus Temple
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Located in South Delhi.

The temple looks like a lotus flower and is made of marble, cement, dolomite and sand.

The design looks like a half opened Lotus flower with 27
freestanding petals made of marble. The architect, while designing the temple took into account the eternal beauty of Lotus flower.

Slightly more than 40 meters tall, its surface shining white marble, the temple at times seems to float above its 26 acre nine surrounding ponds.

Though it serves as the mother temple of Bahai religion, it is built by the Bahais for all to unite, regardless of religion or any other distinction. Anyone from any religious background can go and pray there.


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Qutub Minar
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Located in Mehrauli.

Qutab Minar is among the tallest and most famous towers in the
world.

The minaret is 234 feet high and the highest individual tower in the world.

It has a number of floors or storeys which has beautiful carvings.

There are inscriptions all round the tower and these inscriptions
reveal that Iltutmish finished the tower.

Only the first storey was built by Qutub-ud-din. The other storeys were built by Iltutmish and two storeys in white marbles were built in by Firoz–Shah Tuglak.

Built to celebrate the victory of Muhammad Ghori over the Rajputs in 1192.

Qutab Minar was built not just as a victory tower but also as a symbol of Islamic justice and of the military might of the Slave Dynasty.

Qutub Minar is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


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Jama Masjid
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Located opposite to Red Fort in Old Delhi.

Capacity to accommodate 25000 devotees, it is the largest mosque in India.

Jama Masjid has three gates, two minarets -40 meters in height and four towers. The minarets are made up of red sand stone and white marbles bearing stripes of black color.

The main mosque is crowned by three onion shaped domes made of white marble and inlaid with strips of black slate.

Has great religious significance as it houses a hair from the beard of Prophet and a chapter of Holy Quran written by the Prophet.

Women are not allowed to go up the minaret without a male escort, and during the time of prayer the minaret is closed.


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Humayun's Tomb
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Humayun`s tomb is known as the first example of the monumental scale that would characterize subsequent Mughal imperial architecture.

The tomb sits at the center of a plinth, about 21 feet (7m) high. The top of its central dome reaches 140 feet from the ground.

Humayun`s Tomb is now one of the best-preserved Mughal
monuments in Delhi.

Built by Humayun’s widow in his memory.

Humayun`s Tomb is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


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Rashtrapati Bhawan
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Rashtrapati Bhawan is located New Delhi.

There is a Durbar Hall inside the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi and
the dome of the hall measures 22.8 meters in diameter. The hall is marked by the beautiful colored marbles.

The building has 340 decorated rooms and a floor area of 2,00,000 square feet.

The dome is more than twice the height of the rest of the building.

The front of the Bhawan has 12 unevenly spaced pillars with four
bells carved at the top of each column.

The British Architect Lutyens was given the prime architectural opportunity of designing the building.

The Rashtrapati Bhawan is an eminent monument of British Empire which is said to be the palace of the Viceroy of India.

The Mughal Gardens is located in Rashtrapati Bhawan, India Gate, Delhi.

Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Lady Harding, the garden
occupies an area of 13 acres and is divided into three sections
(rectangular, long and circular gardens).

The garden has four waterways with uniquely crafted fountains
at their intersections that consists of 3 tiered huge red sandstone discs that resemble lotus leaves.

The garden has a variety of trees and flowers like roses,
marigold, bougainvillea, sweet william, viscaria etc among many
others.

The garden also endorses romantically designed fountains with multi-coloured lights that forms the major attractions.



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Tughlaqabad Fort
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The ruined fortress of Tughlaqabad is 8 km east of the famous Qutab Minar, on the Qutab-Badarpur Road.

The tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, the founder of the dynasty who built the city, is located near the main entrance to the fort.

The nearby fort of Adilabad, south of Tughlaqabad Fort, was built by Ghiyas-ud-din`s son and successor, Muhammad bin Tughlaq.

It’s perched on a rocky hill, constitutes one third of the capital city of India.

It seems to be more or less octagonal, with a border of approximately 6.5 km. The ramparts of the fort, now in ruins, are between 10m to 15m high with fortresses and gateways at intervals.

The Tughlaqabad Fort at Delhi was built to serve a dual purpose, one of providing a defensive structure to the ruler and the second, to serve as his imposing capital.

It stands divided into three segments. The eastern segment is entered through the Qutub-Badarpur road. It is a rectangular area enclosed within high walls and bastions and used to serve as the citadel. On the west side of the fort is a wider area that once contained the palaces and is surrounded by walls and bastions. A huge reservoir stands on the southern side of the Tuglakabad Fort at Delhi.

Bunds were put up between hills to the east to create the reservoir, which is linked with Ghiyas-ud-Din`s tomb through a causeway.


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