Sites In Delhi

Places of Interest

Lutyen's Delhi

India Gate & Amar Jawan Jyoti
India Gate, the 42 meter high arch shaped structure, stands at the eastern end of Rajpath On it is inscribed the names of 85,000 Indian Army soldiers who died in the campaigns of WWI, the North-West Frontier operations of the same time and the 1919 Afghan fiasco.
Before every republic day marchpast, homage is paid by the prime minister and the three service chiefs to the "unknown soldiers" at the eternal flame that was lit after the 1971 Indo-Pak war under the arch of India Gate.

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Rajpath
The Republic day parade that is organized every year on January 26 is held on the Kings Way, popularly known as the Rajpath. Flanked on either side by ornamental ponds, the Rajpath is another focus of Lutyens' New Delhi. The Rajpath stretches from the Rashtrapati Bhawan to the National Stadium.
Left Top - Rajpath towards India Gate
Left Bottom - Rajpath towards the Rashtrapati Bhawan
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Secretariat Buildings
On either side of Rajpath on Raisina hill, lie the imposing North and South Secretariat Buildings topped with chhatris (small domes). The ministries of the Finance and External Affairs are housed in these buildings now. On your way from the India Gate, the buildings on the right form the South Block and the ones on the left the North Block. The wide street with the Rashtrapati Bhawan on one end and the India Gate on the other present a magnificient view.

Top & Bottom - The North Block Buildings
Right - The South Block Dome
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Sansad Bhavan
At the end of Sansad Marg, stands the circular colonnaded Indian parliament house or the Sansad Bhawan. Permits to visit the parliament and sit in the public gallery are available from the reception office on Raisina Road. Tourists need a letter of introduction from their embassies to visit the parliament house.

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Top - Rashtrapati Bhawan from centre of Rajpath near the North-South Block
Bottom - from the gates
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Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rashtrapati Bhawan, or the official residence of the President of India, stands at the opposite end of the Rajpath from India Gate. Lutyens wanted a clear view all the way from this end of Rajpath to the Old Fort. But the design got marred a bit by the then viceroy's wife who though there should be a stadium behind India Gate. That stadium is of course, the National Stadium.
The 108 room, Rashtrapati Bhawan intially built as the official residence of the viceroy was built in 1929.It is a wonderful blend of Mughal and Western architectural styles. The Mughal garden to the west of the building occupies 130 hectares and is open to the public in February.

Connaught Place
This is one of Delhi's premier shopping centres. This circular market can also be termed Delhi's downtown. Quite a bit of Delhi's corporate world is based in and around the area. This is more or less at the centre of the city too.
This market constitutes of buildings built in two concentric circles, with radial and circular roads. So, the area is divided into the Connaught Circus, the Middle Circle and the Connaught Place. Right in the centre is a circular park with Asia's biggest fountain.
This place named after Lord Connaught has been Delhi's centre of hub bub. The railway station being nearby, the close by areas of Paharganj and Ram Nagar have come to be very popular with foreign tourists on a budget.
Map of Connaught Place.

Top - From B Block towards the Jeevan Bharati building.
Middle - One of the radial roads.
Bottom - The pillared verandahs.
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Lutyen's Delhi
India Gate & Amar Jawan Jyoti India Gate, the 42 meter high arch shaped structure, stands at the eastern end of Rajpath On it is inscribed the names of 85,000 Indian Army soldiers who died in the campaigns of WWI, the North-West Frontier operations of the same time and the 1919 Afghan fiasco. Before every republic day marchpast, homage is paid by the prime minister and the three service chiefs to the "unknown soldiers" at the eternal flame that was lit after the 1971 Indo-Pak war under the arch of India Gate.	Click on the pictures for a larger view
	Rajpath The Republic day parade that is organized every year on January 26 is held on the Kings Way, popularly known as the Rajpath. Flanked on either side by ornamental ponds, the Rajpath is another focus of Lutyens' New Delhi. The Rajpath stretches from the Rashtrapati Bhawan to the National Stadium. Left Top - Rajpath towards India Gate Left Bottom - Rajpath towards the Rashtrapati Bhawan Click on the pictures for a larger view
Secretariat Buildings On either side of Rajpath on Raisina hill, lie the imposing North and South Secretariat Buildings topped with chhatris (small domes). The ministries of the Finance and External Affairs are housed in these buildings now. On your way from the India Gate, the buildings on the right form the South Block and the ones on the left the North Block. The wide street with the Rashtrapati Bhawan on one end and the India Gate on the other present a magnificient view.	Top & Bottom - The North Block Buildings Right - The South Block Dome Click on the pictures for a larger view
Sansad Bhavan At the end of Sansad Marg, stands the circular colonnaded Indian parliament house or the Sansad Bhawan. Permits to visit the parliament and sit in the public gallery are available from the reception office on Raisina Road. Tourists need a letter of introduction from their embassies to visit the parliament house.	Click on the picture for a larger view
Top - Rashtrapati Bhawan from centre of Rajpath near the North-South Block Bottom - from the gates Click on the pictures for a larger view	Rashtrapati Bhavan Rashtrapati Bhawan, or the official residence of the President of India, stands at the opposite end of the Rajpath from India Gate. Lutyens wanted a clear view all the way from this end of Rajpath to the Old Fort. But the design got marred a bit by the then viceroy's wife who though there should be a stadium behind India Gate. That stadium is of course, the National Stadium. The 108 room, Rashtrapati Bhawan intially built as the official residence of the viceroy was built in 1929.It is a wonderful blend of Mughal and Western architectural styles. The Mughal garden to the west of the building occupies 130 hectares and is open to the public in February.
Connaught Place This is one of Delhi's premier shopping centres. This circular market can also be termed Delhi's downtown. Quite a bit of Delhi's corporate world is based in and around the area. This is more or less at the centre of the city too. This market constitutes of buildings built in two concentric circles, with radial and circular roads. So, the area is divided into the Connaught Circus, the Middle Circle and the Connaught Place. Right in the centre is a circular park with Asia's biggest fountain. This place named after Lord Connaught has been Delhi's centre of hub bub. The railway station being nearby, the close by areas of Paharganj and Ram Nagar have come to be very popular with foreign tourists on a budget. Map of Connaught Place.	Top - From B Block towards the Jeevan Bharati building. Middle - One of the radial roads. Bottom - The pillared verandahs. Click on the pictures for a larger view