Delhi City Travel
Delhi is the commercial hub and has many tourist attractions to offer. It is
the capital of country that is full of life and vigor. If you are the historical
kind and would like to explore it in Delhi you are the most welcome and if you
are a food lover and would like to have some fun then too Delhi gives you a
lot options. Visit vibrant shopping complex of Connaught Place, Delhi Haat for
handicraft goods and delicious food bonanza. Pay a visit to Red Fort and Qutub
Minar to view the excellence of Mughal architecture.
If are a lover of shopping then you could travel to janpath for buying a variety
of cheap and best items. If you are looking for spiritual peace, visit Lotus
temple, which is also famous for its marvelous architecture and heavenly beauty.
Take a stroll at Rajpath. Or pay a visit to India Gate and Rashtrapati Bhawan
for viewing monuments made during British era.
Delhi has a long and historic past .A very few cities in India can take much
pride in claiming the long continuity and status that Delhi has enjoyed. Its
history goes a long way from the journey it began from, from the time of the
Mahabharata as Indraprastha, the capital of the Pandavas.
A golden chapter in the capital: Delhi's history was added with the discovery
of an Asokan inscription near Srinivaspuri. There were other dynasties also
that laid claim to Delhi were the Tornor Rajputs (9th or 10th century) and the
Chauhan Rajputs (12th century).
With the defeat of Prithviraja, the Chauhan leader, in the hands of the Muslims
towards the end of the I2th century, Delhi became the capital of the Pathan
Sultans and eventually of the Mughals. Earlier Calcutta was also the capital
for sometime before it shifted.
Places to See:
Qutub Minar
The origins of Qutab Minar are shrouded in controversy. Some believe it was
erected as a tower of victory to signify the beginning of the Muslim rule in
India. Others say it served as a minaret to the muezzins to call the faithful
to prayer. No one can, however, dispute that the tower is not only one of the
finest monuments in India, but also in the world.
Red Fort
This is called the red fort primarily because of the red stone with which it
is built, the Red Fort is one of the most magnificent palaces in the world.
India's history is also closely linked with this fort. Here the people get nostalgic
with the view of this fort as it is a essential part of history. It was here
when the British deposed the last Mughal ruler, Bhadur Shah Zafar, marking the
end of the three century long Mughal rule. It was also from its ramparts that
the first prime. Minister of India, pandit Jawharlal Nehru, announced to the
nation that India was free form colonial rule.
Purana Quila
The fort is said to carry a history along with it, it is constructed on the
historic site of Indraprastha (900BC) by Humayun and Sher Shah. Covering a circuit
of about a mile, the walls of the fort have three gates and are surrounded by
a mat fed by the river Yamuna.
Jantar Mantar
At first sight, the Jantar Mantar appears like a gallery of modern art.But is
something different it is an observatory. Sawai Jia Singh II of Jaipur (1699-1743),
a keen astronomer and a noble in the Mughal court, was dissatisfied by the errors
of brass and metal astronomical instruments.
Jama Masjid
Work on the Jama Masjid mosque was begun in 1650 by the Mughal Emperor Shah
Jahan to complement his palace at the Red Fort. More than 5,000 workers toiled
and worked day in and day out to complete this endeavor and finally it got completed
in six years to complete the largest mosque in India. Every Friday, the emperor
and his retinue would travel in state from the fort to the mosque to attend
the congressional prayers.
India Gate
Built as a memorial to commemorate the 70,000 India soldiers killed in World
War I, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and completed in 1931.It
has the name of the soldiers who died and sacrificed their lives in the war
for the safety of the citizens in the country.
These are some of the places that are of utmost importance as Delhi is concerned
and a visit to these places will open you to another world of difference.
