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I only pass by rickshaw near the Indian Gate, I did it at day and night, and in both moments you have a beautiful view. I wish I had have time to walk around cause it was always full of live. At weekends nights I saw it specially full of people sitting at the green grass with the family lots and lots of little ice cream shops. Next time I will search the time to spend there a time sitting with all that people in the grass, with the beautiful view of the Indian Gate illuminated. Leave a Comment Address: Indian Gate |
Even India has its Arch of Triumph... and some boast that it's as nice as the Arche de Triomphe in Paris. The long promenade leading there - they say - is like the Champs Elisées. OK, maybe they forgot about the shops - but by contrast they don't have the congested traffic of this are in Paris. In my opinion both arches are quite ugly-looking.
What I liked about this arch is the fact that it's surrounded by green grass lawns, trees and artificial ponds. People gather there for picnics and children go for a refreshing swim nearby - this is my memory of the Arch... not the construction itself, but the life that goes on around it Leave a Comment Address: India Gate |
Guess I got not to explain you what does India Gate mean, it should be already pretty clear, or just check the pic ):-
The monument is pretty huge and nice, but if you do not have the time to visit all the other monuments in Delhi, I would suggest you to forget about India Gate, as the other are definitely nicer! Leave a Comment |
One of the famous landmark of Delhi. Built to the memory of Indian and British soldiers during World War I and the unknown soldiers who died in Indo-Pakistan War and Afghan War III. Further away, the canopy with the statue of King George V which now placed at Coronation Park.
More explaination is in my New Delhi page. Leave a Comment Address: Rajpath, New DelhiDirections: From Rashtrapati Bhavan to Rajpath about 2 km |
India gate, a memorial to the fallen soldiers from the British Indian army, that died in battle, fighting for the British Empire during World War 1 and also the Afghan wars
The foundation stone was laid in 1921 by the Duke of Connaught.
The words - "To the dead of the Indian armies who fell honoured in France and Flanders Mesopotamia and Persia East Africa Gallipoli and elsewhere in the near and the far-east and in sacred memory also of those whose names are recorded and who fell in India or the north-west frontier and during the Third Afgan War" are inscribed at the top of the monument...
India gate is the centre of 'Lutyens Delhi'. Edwin Lutyens was commissioned by the British to design an `imperial capital', ironically India became independent almost as soon as it was finished. Leave a Comment |
The India Gate is Edwin Lutyens monument to commemorate the soldiers of India who fought and subsequently died during World War I and also the Afghan Wars. The monument sits at the eastern end of Rajpath and was built in 1931.
On the walls of the walls of the monument are the names of all the 90,000 fallen soldiers who died in those earlier wars. Leave a Comment Address: Rajpath, New Delhi |
The area surrounding the India Gate is a gathering place for families and couples to enjoy the park like surrounds and have picnics. There are plenty of food stalls around as well as a large fountain with small lake with boats for hire. The fountain is lit up at night time. Leave a Comment Address: India Gate, Rajpath, New Delhi |
The sandstone canopy facing the India Gate used to hold a statue of King George V which was put there in 1936. The statue was removed and placed in Coronation Park probably because that was the site where George, who was proclaimed King Emperor of India in 1911. The canopy which was also designed by Lutyens now stands empty. Leave a Comment Address: India Gate, Rajpath, New Delhi |
There is an inscription on the top of the India Gate which reads :
“To the dead of the Indian armies who fell honoured in France and Flanders Mesopotamia and Persia East Africa Gallipoli and elsewhere in the near and the far-east and in sacred memory also of those whose names are recorded Leave a Comment Address: India Gate, Rajpath, New Delhi |
Under the canopy of the India gate is black marble memorial which has a rifle standing in the centre with a soldiers helmet placed on the top. An eternal flame (Amar Jawan Jyoti – which means the flame of the immortal warrior), burns 24 hours a day and was lit to honour those soldiers killed in the Indo-Pak war in 1971. Leave a Comment Address: India Gate, Rajpath, New Delhi |
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