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India Gate is located in Rajpath
and was the first gate to be constructed in the New Delhi. It was built
as a War Memorial to commemorate the death of 90,000 India soldiers, who
were killed in the North West Province during the First World War and the
Afghan Fiasco of 1919. The Duke of Connaught laid the foundation of this
Memorial on 10th February 1921. The India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin
Lutyens and was completed in 1931. The gate is built of sandstone rising
to a height of 160 ft. the height of the arch is 136' externally and 87'6"
internally.
Located on Rajpath, the
road which leads to the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhawan, the gate is 160
feet high with an arch of 138 feet. Built from sandstone, the arch also
houses the Eternal Flame, a gesture in memory of the Indian soldiers who
laid their lives in the 1971 war with Pakistan
India Gate
All India War Memorial
India Gate is constructed
as a memorial and was built in the memory of 90,00 soldiers who laid down
their lives during world war I. Located at Rajpath, India Gate is 42 m
high and is popular relaxation area during the summer evenings. India Gate
also act as popular pinic spot during winter. Also known as the All India
War Memorial, India Gate was designed and constructed by Lutyens. He was
the who is considered the chief proclaimer in designing the New Delhi plans.
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Straight down the road from
Rashtrapati Bhavan is this landmark, a 42-meter high arch War memorial
built in memory of innumerable soldiers who laid down their lives during
the Afghan war and World Wars. A flame, Amar Jawan Jyoti, is kept perpetually
alive here. The stretch of lush green lawns spreading from here is a major
crowd puller. It bears the name of the 85,000 Indian Army Soldiers who
died during the wars. Below the arch is the memorial to the Unknown Soldier.
India Gate, the majestic structure, is set at the end of Rajpath, perhaps
the most beautiful area of New Delhi with plush green lawns in the backdrop.
Designed and built by Lutyens, it was originally called All India War Memorial
in memory of the Indian soldiers who died during the Wars. The names of
all the soldiers are inscribed on the walls of the structure. An eternal
flame called Amar Jawan Jyoti that runs on gas was lit in 1971 to honour
the martyrs. |
A tour of Lutyens’ Delhi just
has to kick off with the stately India Gate at the east end of the broad
Janpath (earlier Kingsway) that leads to the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Another
additional 13,516 names engraved on the arch and foundations form a separate
memorial to the British and Indian soldiers killed on the North-West Frontier
in the Afghan War of 1919. The foundation stone was laid by HRH the Duke
of Connaught in 1921 and the monument was dedicated to the nation 10 years
later by the then Viceroy, Lord Irwin. Another memorial, Amar Jawan Jyoti
was added much later after India had said goodbye to its imperial rulers.
It is in the form of a flame that burns day and night under the arch to
remind the nation of soldiers who perished in the Indo-Pakistan War of
December 1971.
The entire arch stands on
a low base of red Bharatpur stone and rises in stages to a huge cornice,
beneath which are inscribed Imperial suns. Above on both sides is inscribed
INDIA, flanked by MCM and to the right, XIX. The shallow domed bowl at
the top was intended to be filled with burning oil on anniversaries but
this is rarely done.
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