must place to visit in delhi

1. BY:RIZWAN ANSARI M.A.TOURISM ADMINISTRATION

2. CONTENT
DELHI- AN INTRODUCTION
HISTORY OF DELHI
INDIA GATE
RED FORT
RAJ GHAT
HUMAYUN`S TOMB
QUTAB MINAR
GURUDWARA BANGLA SAHIB
LOTUS TEMPLE
AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE
JAMA MASJID
BIRLA MANDIR
CONNAUGHT PALACE
NEHRU PLANETARIUM
NATIONAL MESEUM

3. INTRODUCTION
New Delhi, the capital and the third largest city of India is a fusion of the
ancient and the modern.
Represents a picture rich with culture, architecture and human diversity,
profound in history, monuments, museums, galleries, gardens and exotic
shows.
Place like Connaught place, Janpath, Sarojini Nagar, Karol bagh, Red
fort,Dilli haat, Pragati Maiden and Qutub Minar are known to throw a
long lasting spell on its tourists.
The historical Chandni Chowk attracts a large number of businessmen &
Tourist.

4. HISTORY OF DELHI
'Dilli' was founded by the Tomara ruler,
Anangpal according to Vibudh Shridhar
and other later authors.Lal Kot built by the
Tomar was renamed Qila Rai Pithora after
Prithvi Raj Chauhan (also known as Rai
Pithora). It was a thirteen-gated fort in
Delhi. Prithviraj, a Chauhan king, was the
second-to-last Hindu king of Delhi.
The history of the city is as old as the
epic Mahabharata. The town was
known as Indraprastha, where
Pandavas used to live.
In due course eight more cities came
alive adjacent to Indraprastha: Lal
Kot, Siri, Dinpanah, Quila Rai
Pithora, Ferozabad, Jahanpanah,
Tughlakabad and Shahjahanabad
State established in 736 AD.

5. INDIA GATE
India Gate is a stone monument
dedicated to the memory of the
Indian soldiers who fought and
died in the First World War It
ranks as one of the primary
places of interest in Delhi.
India Gate was designed by
Edward Lutyens and took 10 years
to complete.
Memorial in honor of 90,000
soldiers who sacrificed their lives
during World War I .
'Amar Jawan Jyoti' or the flame of
the immortal warrior is burning
under it since 1971.

6. RED FORT
Built by fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1648
The imperial apartments connected by a water channel known as the
Stream of Paradise (Nahr-i-Behisht).
The Red Fort’s innovative architectural style, including its garden design,
influenced later buildings and gardens in Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kashmir,
Braj, Rohilkhand and elsewhere
The Red Fort is an iconic symbol of India

7. Red fort cont…..
DIWAN-I-KHAS DIWAN-I-AAM
Diwan-i-Aam the Public Audience
Hall.
The hall's columns and engrailed
arches exhibit fine craftsmanship.
The Diwan-i-Aam was also used
for state functions
Diwan-i-Khas the Private
Audience Hall.
It is constructed of white
marble, inlaid with precious
stones.

8. RAJ GHAT
Raj Ghat is a memorial to
Mahatma Gandhi.
It is a black marble platform that
marks the spot of Mahatma
Gandhi's cremation, Antyesti
(Antim Sanskar) on 31 January
1948, a day after his assassination.
It is left open to the sky while an
eternal flame burns perpetually at
one end.
It is located on the banks of the
river Yamuna in Delhi

9. HUMAYUN`S TOMB
The famous Humayun's Tomb of Delhi
is the first garden tomb in India.
A complex commissioned in 1562 CE by
Hamida Banu Begum Humayun's wife
and designed by Mirak Mirza a Persian
architect.
This monument is one of the first
specimens of Mughal architecture in the
Indian subcontinent
Humayun's Tomb of Delhi is
considered to be the precursor of
the 'Taj Mahal' as far as the
architectural structure is
concerned.
This structure was declared a
UNESCO Heritage site in 1993.

10. QUTUB MINAR
Qutub Minar was constructed in 1192
by Qutab-ud-din Aibak, by the founder
of Slave Dynasty and later completed
by his son-in-law and successor
Iltutmish.
The Qutub Minar is the tallest brick
minaret in the world.
The minar is made of red sandstone
covered with intricate carvings and
verses from the Qur'an.
The tower has 379 steps, is 72.5 metres
(237.8 ft) high, and has a base diameter
of 14.3 metres, which narrows to 2.7
metres at the top.
Iron Pillar is a metallurgical curiosity,
standing in the Qutb complex.
Qutub Minar is an eminent member of
the World Heritage Site community.

11. GURUDWARA BANGLA SAHIB
A bungalow in Delhi owned by Raja Jai Singh of Amber (Jaipur) is now
the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib. 1664 as a bunglow, again rebuilt in 1783.
known for its association with the eighth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Krishan,
and the pool inside its complex, known as the "Sarovar", whose water is
considered holy by Sikhs and is known as "Amrit".
It was first built as a small temple by Sikh General, Sardar Bhagel Singh
in 1783, who supervised the construction of nine Sikh shrines in Delhi in
the same year, during the reign of Mughal Emperor, Shah Alam II.

12. LOTUS TEMPLE
The Lotus Temple at New Delhi is visited by people from all religious
faiths.
Completed in 1986 the Lotus Temple has 27 giant white marble petals and
nine pools.
There are six other Bahai temples in the world. Though some concepts are
same, but each of them differs in their cultural identity.
The Bahá'í House of Worship in Delhi has, as of late 2002, attracted more
than 50 million visitors, making it one of the most visited buildings in the
world.

13. AKSHARDHAM TEMPLE
Akshardham is a Hindu temple complex in Delhi, Also referred to as Delhi
Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham.
It has got 20,000 statues,floral motifs,arches as well as exquisitely carved
pillars.
The chief monument of the Akshardham temple is about 141 feet high and
possesses a grand statue of Lord Swaminarayan.
The temple, which attracts approximately 70 percent of all tourists who visit
Delhi,was officially opened on 6 November 2005.
It is constructed entirely from Rajasthani pink sandstone and Italian Carrara
marble, and has no support from steel or concrete.

14. JAMA MASJID
This great mosque is the largest
in India,with a courtyard
capable of holding 25,000
devotees
It was begun in 1644 and ended
up being the final architectural
extravagance of Shah Jahan.
The highly decorative mosque has
three great gates, four towers and
two 40 m-high minarets constructed
of strips of red sandstone and white
marble.
There is no entrance fee here but it
is one of the most expensive places
for photography. The authorities
charge you 200 Rs for Photography
inside the Masjid.

15. Laxmi Narayan Temple, also
known as Birla Mandir, is one
of Delhi's major temples and a
major tourist attraction.
Built by the industrialst Sh.
J.K. Birla in 1939.
The temple is dedicated to
Laxmi (the goddess of
prosperity) and Narayana (The
preserver).
The temple was inaugurated
by Mahatma Gandhi on the
condition that people of all
castes will be allowed to enter
the temple.
BIRLA TEMPLE

16. CONNAUGHT PALACE
Connaught place is a creation of
British in the last century.
Connaught place is one of the
largest financial, commercial and
business centers in New Delhi.
Construction work began in 1929
and was completed in 1933.
The former location of the
headquarters of the British.
It is designed in a circular form where
the white-colonnade shopping district
surrounds a green Park
The Inner Circle of Connaught Place
was renamed Rajiv Chowk (after Rajiv
Gandhi).
Outer Circle became Indira Chowk is
the fourth most expensive office
destination in the world.

17. NEHRU PLANETARIUM
The Nehru Planetarium is Officially
known as 'Nehru Memorial Museum
and Library.
Earlier the official residence of India's
first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal
Nehru now a museum in his memory.
In 1964, the Jawaharlal Nehru
Memorial Fund was set up to
promotion of astronomy education.
The Sky Theater shown at Jawaharlal
Nehru Planetarium are very popular.
Nehru Planetarium is the name given
to five planetariums in India, named
after India's first Prime Minister,
Jawaharlal Nehru.
These are located in Mumbai, New
Delhi, Pune ,Bangalore and
Allahabad.

18. NATIONAL MUSEUM
The National Museum in New Delhi is one of the largest museums in India.
Established in 1949, functions under the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India.
Skeletons found from Rakhigarhi in Haryana which was a site of the
Harappan Civilizations. It is Displayed in the National Museum, New Delhi.
The Museum presently holds approximately 2,00,000 objects of a diverse
nature, both Indian as well as foreign, and its holdings cover a time span
of more than 5000 years of Indian cultural heritage.
The blueprint for establishing the National Museum in Delhi was prepared
by the Maurice Gwyer Committee in May 1946.