Delhi’s Astonishing Tourists Spots (1)

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Delhis Astonishing Tourists Spots

• Historic places, Spiritual Places Shoppers Hub

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Historic places

• Humayun tomb
• India Gate
• Jantar Mantar
• Lodi Tomb
• Purana Quila
• Qutub Minar
• Safdarjung Tomb

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Humayuns Tomb

• Where is it? Opposite Dargah Nizamuddin, Mathura
  road
• When built? 1565 A.D.
• Who built? Humayuns senior widow Bega Begam
• Why significant? Lieutenant Hudson arrested last
  Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah II from here.
• Whats worth watching?
• Garden Squares with pathways water channels
• Mausoleum with double dome at Centre
• Several graves of Mughal emperors

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India Gate

• Where is it? Near Rajpath
• When built? 1921
• Who built? The Duke of Connaught
• Why significant?
• Immortalizes 70,000 Indian martyrs of World War-I
  (1914-1918)
• Memorial of 13,516 British as well as Indian
  martyrs sacrificed life in Afghan War of 1919.
• Designed by Edwin Lutyens
• Dedicated after a decade to India by the then
  viceroy Lord Irwin
• Whats worth watching?
• 42 m high replica of Arc De Triomphe in the
  middle of a crossroad
• Amar Jawan Jyoti- an eternal flame giving salvo
  to martyrs of Indo-Pak War (1971)
• Dramatic floodlit fountains

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Jantar Mantar

• Where is it? Parliament Street, Connaught Place
• When built? 1724
• Who built? Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur
• Why significant? Astronomical Observatory for
  concluding accurate measurements
• Whats worth watching?
• Labyrinthine architecture
• Astronomical instruments for celestial bodies
  observations

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Lodi Tomb

• Where is it? Main Lodhi Road, Beside India
  International Centre
• When built? 1517
• Who built? Ibrahim Lodhi
• Why significant?
• Signifies the first battle of Panipat in 1526
  between Ibraham Lodhi Babur
• Epitomizes the foundation of Mughal empire
• Landscaped by Lady Willingdon in 1936
• Whats worth watching?
• Octagonal tombs of Muhammad Shah Sikander Lodhi
  
• Square tombs of Shish Bara Gumbad with
  impressive dome, turrets facades

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Purana Quila

• Where is it? Near Delhi Zoo, Mathura Road
• When built? 1538
• Who built? Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri
• Why significant?
• Reminiscent of 5,000-year old Pandavas
  Indraprastha
• Sher Shah marked his impression via its revamping
• Marks defeat of Humayun to Sher Shah Suri king
  Akbars to Hindu king Hemu
• Ramparts used as backdrop for theatre drama in
  1970s.
• Whats worth watching?
• Thick ramparts (embankment for safety) with three
  gateways
• Wide pit linked to river Yamuna
• Northern gateway or Talaqui darwaza (forbidden
  gate)
• Exquisite fusion of Hindu Islamic architecture
  in gates with chhattris brakets Humayun
  Darwaza
• Now, spectacular light sound showcase here in
  the evening.

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Qutub Minar

• Where is it? Mehrauli
• When built? 1193
• Who built? Qutab-ud-din Aibak
• Why significant?
• Its a tower of victory
• Some believe it to be minaret to the muezzins for
  inviting faithful worshippers
• Finest Indian monument
• Qutub-ud-din Aibak started its construction in
  1200 AD to the base
• Muslim ruler Iltutmish made it 3-storey
• Firoz Shah Tughlaq built its fifth last storey
  in 1368.
• Whats worth watching?
• 238 feet high 47 feet at base with tapering top
  up to 9 feet.
• Beautiful bands with inscriptions
• 4 extended balconies standing on the support of
  elaborated brackets
• Magnificent Quwwat Ui Islam mosque completed in
  1197
• The most antique Iron Pillar (never get
  corroded)

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Safdarjung Tomb

• Where is it? Intersection of Safdarjung road
  Aurobindo Marg
• When built? 1753-54
• Who built? Nawab Shujaud Daula
• Why significant?
• Memorial tomb of Mirza Muqim Abdul Mansur Khan
  alias Safdarjung
• Puts forth son Shujaud Daulas love for his
  father Safdarjung
• Designed by Abyssinian architect
• Mohammad Tughlaq was defeated here by Timur of
  Mangol in 1386.
• Whats worth watching?
• Several pavilions with remindful names as Moti
  Mahal, Jangli Mahal Badshah Pasand
• Madarasa the Archaeological Survey of India
  occupied library near main gateway.
• 2,952 square feet garden with the resemblance of
  Mughal Charbagh (garden)
• Octagonal Chhatris or towers

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Spiritual Places

• Akshardham Temple
• Bahai Temple
• Iskcon temple
• Birla Mandir
• Jama Masjid

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Akshardham Temple

• Location NH 24, Akshardham Setu
• Belongs to Hindus
• Dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan
• Promotes Spirituality culture
• Special Features
• Inaugurated on 6th November 2005
• Constructed by Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar
  Purushottam Swaminarayan Sansthan (BAPS)
• Carved out of sandstone marble
• Exhibitions on Hinduism
• Robotic exhibition on human values, non-violence,
  honesty, family harmony spirituality
• Spiritual film on Neelkanth Varni
• Cultural ride through boats exploring 10,000
  golden years of Indias heritage, Ajanta-Ellora
  caves first University Takshshila
• Depiction of Circle of life via musical
  fountain
• Garden of India exhibiting bronze statues,
  children heroes, gallant soldiers, patriots
  great Indian women
• Lotus Garden expressing spirituality via the eyes
  of philosophers, scientists leader

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Bahai Temple/Lotus Temple

• Bahai Temple scatters the idea of oneness. Its
  design itself combines Hinduism, Buddhism,
  Jainism Islam to favour secularism.
• Location Near Kalkaji Temple, East of Nehru
  Place
• Built in 1986
• Belongs to Bahai people
• Unique Design White marbled Lotus
• Promotes Meditation, oneness peace

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Birla Mandir

• Birla Mandir was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi.
  The doors of this temple are opened for all
  castes people.
• Location Near Gole Market, Mandir Marg,
  Connaught Place
• Built in 1939
• Built By J.K. Birla
• Belongs to Hindus
• Dedicated to Deity Laxmi Narayana
• Promotes Equality

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Iskcon Temple

• Spread in 5 acres, Iskcon temple marks its
  presence 77 nations with 600 in all. Iskcon
  community spreads the central theme of scripture
  Bhagwat Gita around the world. In Delhi, you
  can catch robot shows depicting Bhagwat Gita with
  amazing effects of lights sounds.
• Location East of Kailash
• Built in 1998
• Built by Achyut Kanvinde
• Belongs to Hindus
• Dedicated to Lord Krishna his consort Radha
• Promotes Vedic Science culture

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Jama Masjid

• With the footfall of around 25,000 devotees every
  day, this mosque is an extravagant showcase of
  last Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
• Location Off Netaji Subhash Marg, West of Red
  Fort
• Built in 1644
• Built by Shah Jahan
• Belongs to Muslims
• Dedicated to Islam
• Promotes Devotion in Allah

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Shoppers Hub

• Dilli Haat
• Location Pitampura, Janakpuri, INA
• Craftsmen Den It is shopping nuts unique
  shoppers stop where trinkets, handicrafts,
  pottery, wooden articles, gems so many hand
  made products are showcased to buy.
• Heaven for foodies Sikkims momos, Bambnoos hot
  chicken of Nagaland, Kahwa Kebab of Jammu,
  Pooranpoli of Maharashtra Gujarati Dhokla will
  water your mouth for sure.

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