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India Gate
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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