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India Gate, Delhi
India Gate, Delhi
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Built as a memorial to commemorate the 70,000 India soldiers
killed in World War I, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin
Lutyens and completed in 1931.
Located on Rajpath, the road which leads to the magnificent
Rashtrapati Bhawan, the gate is 160 feet high with an arch of
138 feet.
Built from sandstone, the arch also houses the Eternal Flame,
a gesture in memory of the Indian soldiers who laid their lives
in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
India Gate, a majestic structure, 42 metres high, is set at
the end of Rajpath, perhaps the most beautiful area of New Delhi
with plush green lawns in the backdrop. It is a popular picnic
spot during the winters and equally popular as a relaxation
area during the summer evenings.
Designed and built by Lutyens, it was originally called All
India War Memorial in memory of the 90,000 Indian soldiers who
died in the campaigns of World War I, the North-West Frontier
operations of the same time and the 1919 Afghan Fiasco.On the
walls of the structure are inscribed the names of all the soldiers.
An eternal flame called Amar Jawan Jyoti that runs on gas was
lit in 1971 to honour the martyrs. During the night, it is intensely
floodlit and the fountains nearby are lit up with coloured lights.Close
by is the canopy which once became controversial and under whose
red sandstone roof was the marble statue of King George V which
has been shifted from there. The canopy was also designed and
built by Lutyens.
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