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Historical Places in Delhi

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Delhi is the capital city of India and a very important city of the nation. The city has a very colorful and an eventful history that proves that the city was equally important in the past. The city has a variety of historical places that make Delhi one of India’s must see places.

The Delhi was a large city throughout history and was the center for many events such as the Mughal Empire and the great revolt of 1857. This makes Delhi a great spot for sightseeing and also for history aficionados. There are man sights in Delhi that are worth a visit or two.

Places of Historical Importance
The historical city of Delhi has various spots of tourism such as the Qutub Minar, the India Gate, the Akshardam temple, the Red Fort, Humayam’s Tomb, the Lotus Temple and the Jama Masjid.

These places provide an insight of the city’s past and gives a panoramic view of the architectural prowess of the Indians. These monuments are preserved by the joint efforts of the Architectural Survey of India and the residents. The result of these well maintained monuments is that the city offers a huge list of monuments that the inhabitants can be proud of and the tourist can offer.

Significance of historical places

The opulent culture and heritage depicts the richness of Indian culture and its architecture is immaculate. The Akshardham Temple is one of the important places sited in Noida, New Delhi. This structure encompasses 20,000 statues, superb carved pillars made of stones and floral motifs. The history of Mughal in India represents the ancient epics to be preserved. The Humayun’s tomb is a magnificent experience and the architecture portraying the ancient treasure of this tomb. The dome is made of Persian tiles and is a great attraction.

Red Fort is a very important monument of India standing on river Yamuna bank. The entire structure is made of Red stone. This was built by Shahjahan in 1648 and Red fort was the capital. Lotus Temple is sited at Kalkaji and is made of dolomite, cement, sand and marble. This temple is open to all. It is an immaculate place for wisdom, meditation and peace. Qutub Minar is one of the tallest monuments of Delhi and is believed to have been built to commemorate victory.

Jama Masjid is the biggest mosque to accommodate 25000 worshippers at a time. Built in 1656 AD by Shah Jahan involving around 5000 craftsmen is carrying its significance even today and is one of the actual reasons for the augmentation of tourist’s inflow. India gate is in due respect to the Indian soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the WWI.

All these represent the richness of these historical places. The moment one enters such historical places you can feel the vibration viewing those objects.


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