Monday, October 11, 2010

Places to Visit in Delhi

Famous places to visit in Delhi: -

Delhi is known to be the world famous picturesque destination, where you will find the vast majority of old and the New Delhi. Extravagant and ostentatious in one side and starving in another side, Delhi is the soul of India. Being the largest democracy in the world, Delhi is also known as the capital of the Mughal Empire. Golden Triangle tour is the most popular tour of the northern region of India and that is why tourists prefer to visit these picturesque places with Golden Triangle Tour. Golden Triangle Tour gives you the plenty of opportunity to explore some of the renowned picturesque destinations in Delhi.

India Gate: As it was built by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the memory of the 90,000 Indian soldiers who died in World War 1 fighting for Britain, is one of the major hot spot of New Delhi. India Gate is also known as the “Amar Jawan Jyoti” and “All India War Memorial”. The best to visit this picturesque hub is in the evening time.

Qutub Minar: Qutub Minar is one of the highest towers in India which is72.5 meters high and listed as a Unesco World Heritage site. It is made up of red sand stones with great carvings. This great monument was built by India’s first Muslim ruler Qutub-ud-din-Aibak.

Humayun’s Tomb: this monument was built by the great Mughal Emperor Humayun’s wife Hamida Banu Begum in 1562 AD. It is made up of red sand stones, white marbles, and rubble masonry.

Red Fort: this is also known as the ‘Lal Quila’ and was built by the great Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1638. Red Fort is the most popular tourist’s destination in Delhi which is listed in the Unesco World Heritage Sites.

Jama Masjid: Jama Masjid is one of the largest and a renowned Mosque in India. It is made up of red sand stones and white marbles and it has three gates and four towers with 40 meters high minarets.

Jantar Mantar: Jantar Manta was built by King Jai Singh of Jaipur and is famous for 13 architectural astronomy instruments that were used to accumulate astronomical tables in prehistoric times.