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Red fort
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An other
marvel of architecture is the Red Fort and it could perhaps be
singled out as yet another monument, which should not escape the
tourist's eyes. Known as lal qila (lal means red and qila means
fort). It is laid out along the river Yamuna as an irregular
octagon.
It is surrounded by a wall of about 2.4 Kilometers in circumference
and is built of Red Sandstone. The Mughal King Shah Jahan
transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi and the fort was
completed in 1648, nine years after the king shifted to this city.
The fort has two main entrances, the Delhi Gate and the Lahori Gate,
which faces the famed Chandni Chowk market.
Shah
Jahan, incidentally was also the king who built the Taj Mahal of
Agra. The fort has the Diwan-e-am, where the king would grant
audience to the public to listen to their problems. The other
feature is the Diwan-e-Khas (khas means special) where the king
would grant audience to important people. Besides this, is the Rang
Mahal, the water-cooled apartment for the royal ladies. In the
basement of the fort is a market where several traditional Indian
goods can be purchased at nominal rates. Another attraction is the
Light and Sound Show held in the evenings |
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 Humayun's
Tomb
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This tomb, which was built by emperor Humayun's wife, took eight
years to complete and is regarded as an example of the early Mughal
architecture. The emperor's wife, Begai Begum, was buried in the
tomb and the structure is the first of its kind built in the centre
of a well-planned garden. The combination of white marble and red
sandstone was a great influence on later Mughal architecture. It is
generally regarded as a prototype of the famed Taj Mahal of Agra |
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RajGhat :: |
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4
km away from Janpath to the N-East of Feroz Shah near Delhi Gate at
Ring Rd on the bank of Jamuna situated Rajghat. Jawaharlal Nehru Rd
also ends opp. Rajghat. On 31st Jan. 1948, Mahatma Gandhi's last
rites was performed here. The memorial stone of Gandhi is square in
shape made of black stone. His last ward- 'Hey Ram' is inscribed on
it. Ordinary people, VIPs, foreign tourists all come here at Rajghat
to pay their homage to him. On every Friday (the day of his death) a
prayer is being held. Except Monday, a regular feature of projecting
Gandhi philosophy in picture, sculpture and photos from 10-00 to
17-00 is being performed at Rajghat. Besides, there is Gandhi
Memorial Museum projecting his life and the philosophy of Sarvodaya
Movement in film from 9-30 to 17-30 except Thursday and on Sunday at
16-00 in Hindi and 17-00 in English. Another Gandhi memorial is
Gandhi Balidansthal or assassinated spot at Tis January Marg of the
city. On 30 Jan. 1948 on his way to prayer at Biral Bhawan , he was
assassinated by bullets. Hence, this memorial |
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Shakti Sthal :: |
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It is situated
between Rajghat and Santiban commemorating the death of Indira
Gandhi on 31 Oct 1984 and her last rites was performed on 3rd Nov,
1984. The tomb on her funeral spot is made of grey-red monolithic
stone |
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Birbhumi :: |
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It is founded in
memoriam of Rajiv Gandhi. He was assassinated at Perumbudur 40 km
away from Chennai at 10 pm on 21 May 1991. His last rites was
performed on 24 May here |
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Vijay Ghat :: |
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This is the tomb
of 2nd Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. After the Indo-Pak was of
1965. Shastriji went to Taskhand in Russia on peace mission. In 1966
his last rites was performed here |
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Teen Murti
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It was the
official residence of Jawaharlal Nehru when he was the Prime
Minister and after his death it was converted into a museum. Through
pictures and other literature, the various facets of the life of
Pandit Nehru have been shown |
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Sis Ganj
Gurudwara
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It is believed
that the night Guru Tegh Bahadur was murdered along with three of
his disciples it was raining very heavily. Because of the fear of
the Mughals nobody came to pick the bodies up that night. The next
day the head of the Guru was taken to Anandpur Sahib and the body to
where Gurdwara Rakab Ganj is now situated. A century later a devotee
named Baba Baghel Singh searched and found this place and had this
place of worship constructed here.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib embraced martyrdom in Delhi on November
11th, 1675. Bhai Jaita and his associates brought his head to Chakk
Nanaki. The cremation of the head of Guru Sahib was held here on
November 17th, 1675. The trunk of that tree under which the Guru was
martyred and the well where he took his daily bath while in prison
are preserved here to this day.
When Guru Gobind Singh Sahib left Anandpur Sahib, on the night of
December 5th and 6th, 1705, he visited this place and appointed Bhai
Gurbakhsh Das Udasi as caretaker of this shrine and began his final
journey. It is believed that the central pedestal of this shrine is
the oldest structure of Chakk Nanaki-Anandpur Sahib |
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