India Gate

¤ All India War Memorial

India Gate is constructed as a memorial and was built in the

memory of 90,00 soldiers who laid down their lives during world
war I. Located at Rajpath, India Gate is 42 m high and is popular
relaxation area during the summer evenings. India Gate also act
as popular pinic spot during winter. Also known as the All India
War Memorial, India Gate was designed and constructed by
Lutyens. He was the who is considered the chief proclaimer in
designing the New Delhi plans.

Jama Masjid in Delhi

¤ The Biggest Mosque
In India

Near the Red Fort about 500m away is the Jama masjid, the
biggest mosque in India. It was begun by Shah Jahan in 1650
and completed six years later and the whole cost about a million
rupees. It is hard to imagine a building more suited to evoking
the awe of the majesty of Allah in man. The mosque stands
on a rocky elevation. Its huge gateway looks down at you like
fastidious connoisseur from an immense platform which has
steps that lead up to it.

Constructed in Sandstone and white marble, Jama Masjid can be

entered from both the directions - North and the South Gates. The eastern gateway is supposed to
remain open in Friday and was used by the emperor himself. Jama Masjid is cluttered by devotees
who offer namaz, especially during Muslim Festival. For those who don't belong to non - Muslim
community, a specified time is mentioned to enter the mosque.

Birla Mandir
Also Known As Lakshmi-Narayan Mandir
¤ Also Known As Birla Mandir

Strictly speaking, this structure is not part of the New Delhi

Lutyens designed. Famous Birla Mandir in Delhi is essentially a
Hindu temple which came up alongside with New Delhi and has
therefore been pegged with it. Popularly known as the Birla
Mandir, it is the first of the temples built across the country by the
industrial family of Birla. Located just off Connaught Place on
Mandir Marg, it is dedicated to Vishnu, the second of the Hindu
Trinity of creator-preserver-destroyer, and his consort Lakshmi,
the Goddess of wealth.
Lotus Temple - Modern Temple of Delhi

Lotus Temple - a modern of Delhi is one such temple that

facilitates the Bhai's Faith of Worship. The Baha’i House of
Worship is dedicated to the oneness of all religions and mankind.
Subsidiary buildings that afford relief to the suffering, sustenance
to the poor, shelter to the wayfarer, solace to the bereaved and
education to the ignorant will abound around the House of
Worship.

There is no clergy in the Baha’i Faith and its service consists of

prayers and readings of selections from Baha’i scriptures, and
religious texts of the other faiths of the world.

Delhi Red Fort

¤ The Construction

Built during the reign of Shah Jahan, the Lal Qila (or Red Fort) has
been a mute witness to innumerable conspiracies, scandals,
battles..... Completed in a span of nine years, it cost about ten
million rupees , with about half the sum going towards the
building of palaces.

The fort is octagonal in shape, like most Islamic buildings in India.

The north of the fort is connected to the smaller Salimgarh fort.
The Red Fort is an intimidating structure. It measures 900m by
550m, with its rampart walls covering a perimeter of 2.41km. It
towers at a height of 33.5m. On the outside, you can still see the
moat that was originally connected with the Yamuna River.

Parliament House of India

¤ Also Known As Sansad Bhawan - A Large

Legislative Assembly

If it were not for the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919, the

Parliament House may not have been built. It’s corny how the
building most indispensable to modern Indian democracy came up
as an afterthought. Earlier called the Circular House, it was added
to the layout at a later stage following the reforms which created
a large Legislative Assembly.

This edifice is the brainchild of Herbert Baker and was much

criticized in comparison with Lutyens creations. An article by
Robert Byron in Architectural Review, January 1931describes it thus: "The Council Chamber has been
Sir Herbert’s unhappiest venture. Its effect from a distance has been described. It resembles a
Spanish bull-ring, lying like a mill-wheel dropped accidentally on its side."

Rashtrapati Bhawan (Viceroy Palace)-Best Known Monument of British Empire

The Viceroy Palace remains Lutyens most significant achievement.

It is befittingly the crowning glory of the British Empire and
architecture in India. Today, it is perhaps India’s best known
monument after the Taj Mahal and the Qutub Minar. Bigger than
the Palace of Versailles, it cost a whopping £12,53,000 and now
houses the President of India. It is unquestionably a masterpiece of
symmetry, discipline, silhouette, colour and harmony. of course, it
has come in for much criticism too but that has mostly been limited
to the imperial intent behind it rather than its architecture.

Qutub Minar in Delhi

¤ Constructed As A Holy Minar
The world famous towering Qutub Minar, started in 1192 by
Qutub-ud-din Aibak (1192-98), breathes down the neck of the
Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque. There is a slight difference of opinion
as to its purpose: it probably was a tower of victory, but then
again it could have been built to be a minar (tower), attached to
the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, for the muezzin (priest) to climb up
top for a prayer.

¤ Other Belief of Its Construction