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| India Gate |
 Straight down the road from Rashtrapati Bhavan is India Gate which is primarily a memorial to unknown soldier. Designed by Lutyens, the 42 meter high structure is a war memorial in honour of soldiers who died during the second World War. The
structure has an eternal flame (Amar Jawan Jyoti) to honour the memory of the unknown soldiers.
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| Red Fort |
 Red Fort is laid out a long the river Yamuna as an irregular octagon , surrounded by a wall of about 2.4 km in circumference and is built of red sandstone. The Mughal king Shah Jahan transfered the capital from Agra to Delhi and the Fort was completed in 1648. The fort has two main entrances , the Delhi Gate and the Lahori Gate which faces the famed Chandni Chowk market.The Fort has Diwan-e-am, and Diwan-e-Khas where the king would grant audience to the public and would grant audience to important people respectively . Besides this is the Rang Mahal, the water cooled Apartment for the royal ladies. In the basement of the fort is a market where traditional Indian goods can be purchased at nominal rates . Another attraction is Light and Sound show held in the evenings.
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| Rashtrapati Bhavan |
 Formerly kown as the Vicergal Lodge, Rashtrapati Bhawan is the highlight of Jutyen's New Delhi and was completed in 1929 at a cost of 12,53,000 Located in an area of 130 hectares, the palace has 340 rooms. At one time, 2,000 people were required to look after the building and serve the Viceroy's household. It has an impressive garden called the MUGHAL GARDENS, which is open to public once in a year, usually in February and March.
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| Lotus Temple |
 Lotus Temple or Bahai Temple is a very recent architectural marval of the Bahai faith and is visible from several spots in south delhi. Located in Kalkaji in the south of Delhi. It is Lotus shaped and has rightly been given the name.
Visited by over four million people, annually, it is crystallization of aspirations of Baha'i followers in over 200 countries. This temple signifies the purity and the universality of the lord and the equality of all religion.
The temple is designed to make people conscious about the beauty of life. For, life's beauty can be preserved, rising as the lotus out of swampy slime, clean and perfect - a manifestation of god.
It is one of the architectural land marks of modern DELHI. It is made up of marble,cement dolomite, and sand.
TIMINGS: Summer- 9:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m. Winter- 9:30 a.m - 5:30 p.m. Monday closed
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| Jantar Mantar |
 Jantar Mantar is an astronomical observatory with masonary instruments, built in 1724 by Jai Singh, the mathematician and astronomer king. The Samrat and Yantra supreme instrument, the largest structure shaped like a right-angled triangle, is actually a huge sun-dial; the other five instruments are intented to show he movements of the sun, moon etc.
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| Lodi Garden |
 About 3Km to the west of Humayun's tomb and adjoining the India International Centre are the Lodhi Gardens. In these well kept gardens are the tombs of Sayyid and Lodi rulers. Mohammed Shah's tomb(1450) was a prototype for the later Mughal-style tomb of Humayun, a design that would eventually develop into the Taj Mahal.
Other tombs include those of his predecessor, Mubarak Shah(1433), Ibrahim Lodi(1526) and Sikander lodi(1517). The Bara Gumbad Masjid is a fine example of its type of plaster decoration.
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| Dilli Haat |
 A delightful amalgam of crafts, foods and cultures. Dilli Haat is the first ever permanent fair for crafts, regional foods and cultural activities in India spread over a six acre and situated in the heart of the city.
Dilli Haat is an upgraded variance of 'traditional-haat'. The craftsmen from all over India and the cultural activities provide a panoramic view of the richness traditions and culture as well as regional cuisine.
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| Chandani Chowk |
 One of the main markets of Delhi, Chandni Chowk was once lined with beautiful fountains. It was the eyes and the ears of the Mughal's commercial instincts and is today one of the country's best known wholesale markets for textiles , electronic goods and watches. The entire arc was designed by Jahanara Begum, Shah Jahan's favourite daughter and was the inhabited by the well to do famlies of the time.
But today the place is very crowded and congested. Chandni Chowk is located opposite the Red Fort. The Area has got the Digamber Jain Temple which houses the Birds hospital. On one end of Chandni Chowk is the Fatehpuri Mosque which was erected by the wives of Shah Jahan. Opposite the old police station or the Kotwali is the Sunheri Masjid from where Nadir Shah ordered his troops to plunder and massacre Delhi.
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| Iskcon Temple |
| Completed in 1998, this is a complex of temples. Built on a hilly place this temple is dedicated to the Lord Krishna and was built by the Hare-Rama Hare-Krishna cult followers.This complex is elegantly build and is one of the largest temple complexes in India . Currently the main attraction of the temple are the Robort who enact and preach the Gita.
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