Delhi Travel Information Guide

You have reached Delhi. The months of planning and curiosity up, you’re actually in the India Gate, Every experience, every sound, each smell shouts that you have arrived somewhere magical. Somewhere special. It is here that the love depths of one man for one woman created the Taj Mahal, where the king of kings ruled, where the sacred Ganges flows past cities holy, where the Himalayas stand silent and magnificent; where 5000 years of culture waiting to be absorbed. The capital city of India, Delhi is the second widely used entry point into the country, being in the path of most airlines importantes. As well linked by rail, air and road to all parts of the country.
Sights:
RED FORT:
Red Fort in Delhi is beside the Yamuna River (today the river has amended) is an irregular octagon, surrounded by a wall of about 2.4 km and is built with red sandstone, hence the name – in Agra there is a strong red Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, changed the capital from Agra to Delhi and finished strong built in 1648. The fort has two main entrances, the Delhi Gate and Porte de Lahore (Lahore Gate) which is across from the famous market called Chandni Chowk.
Qutab Minar:
The Qutan Minar is the minaret or tower is 72.5 meters high and a mosque at its base. Brick structure is the highest world and the oldest Islamic monument in India is considered world heritage. This fabulous structure that located in the south of the capital was built by a Muslim king, Qutub-ud-din Aibak in 1199 D. C.
The India Gate
This is basically a triumphal arch is a memorial. Designed by Lutyens, this structure 42 feet high is a monument to the fallen in WWI and Afghan wars in 1919. It has an eternal flame called Amar Jawan Jyoti to honor the unknown soldier, is a colonial monument built in 1921, was founded on a statue of George V that disappeared when they reached India its independence. Holidays to himalayas in India
The Jama Masjid
Also called the Friday Mosque is one of the largest mosques in India. It is the main center of worship for Muslims Delhi, located opposite the Red Fort, the mosque was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1658. The building occupies a total area of 1,200 m?. It is said that more than 500 artisans in their construction but the main architect was Ostad Khalil. The mosque contains some relics of the Prophet Muhammad: a hair, a sandal and the imprint of his footprint.
The House of Parliament
Call Sansad Bhavan is a circular building designed by English architect Herbert Baker in 1912. The roof rests on circular 257 granite columns.
Presidential Palace:
Rashtrapati Bhavan This building was formerly the Viceroy’s house, is the most remarkable aspect of New Delhi of Lutyens (architect English who designed the monuments of New Delhi). Was completed in 1929. Located in an area of 130 hectares, the palace has 340 rooms. At one time, 2,000 men were needed for building maintenance and housekeeping for the family the Viceroy. The house also has an impressive garden called the Mughal Garden, which the public can visit only twice a year.
Birla Temple, or Temple of Laxmi.
Laximinarayan Temple was built in honor of Laxmi, the goddess of fortune and his consort, Vishnu, the preserver of the Hindu trilogy. This temple was built in 1622 and renovated in 1973, the Birla family since 1938 has been responsible for its preservation, from where they take this another name. Make my trip
Humayun Tomb
This tomb was constructed in 1562 by the wife of Emperor Humayun, who was the second Mughal emperor, took eight years constructed. Begai Begum, the wife of the emperor was buried here and is the only structure that is at the center of a well planned garden. The combination of white marble and sandstone formed the influence of Mughal architecture that followed. Generally, you considered as a prototype of the famous Taj Mahal in Agra.
Raj Ghat
Th royal courtyard is a memorial in remembrance of the Hindu leader Mahatma Gandhi. This is a simple black marble slab that marks the place where Gandhi was cremated on January 31, 1948. The monument is open and has an eternal flame at one end. Situated on the banks of the river Yamuna. Nearby are the Raj Ghat cremation elsewhere other Indian leaders. The One Jawaharlal Nehru is located to the north and is known as Shantivan which means “forest of peace” A red monolith marks the spot which incinerated the body of Indira Gandhi, and is called Shakti Sthal (Place of power) Her son Rajiv was cremated at the Veer Bhumi (Land of bravery)
Chandni Chownk
The Old and bustling market in Old Delhi. The area has historic significance and focus here monuments and temples where there is an important religious and genuine cultural harmony. In this market include Indian sweets and traditional foods, silks, clothes, shoes, leather goods, handcrafts, all of them between outrageous crowd torrents.
Sikh Temple
The Sis Ganj Gurdwara Sahib is a Sikh faith temple is built in the area of Chandni Chownk, Old Delhi in the place where the Guru Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded by order of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the year 1675 for refusing to convert to Islamism.
Lotus Temple
Beautiful temple of one of the youngest independent religions, the Bahai Faith.