Jantar Mantar
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Maharaja Jai Singh’s observatory Jantar Mantar, is is located near the junction of Parliament street and Connaught Circus. Built with the main objective of standardizing almanacs, the place is filled with huge concrete astronomical innovations, this international sports stadium is also served by a network of specially built flyovers. Read more
India Gate
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India Gate, a war memorial arch it commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during the First World War and bears the names of more than 13,516 British and Indian soldiers killed in the Northwestern Frontier in the Afghan war of 1919. Read more
Humayun’s Tomb
This tomb, which as built by emperor Humanyun’s wife, took eight years to complete. The emperor’s wife Begai Begum was buried in the tomb and the structure is first of its kind built in the center of a well – planned garden. The combination of white marble and red sand stone was a great influence on later Mughal architecture. It is generally regarded as a prototype of the famed Taj Mahal of Agra. Read more