Delhi

Delhi is the capital and the third largest city of India. Delhi, the heart of India, is a beautiful city of marvelous lush green parks, luxury and star hotels, huge long office building blocks and home to the attractive presidential palace with the massive neo-classic architecture of the red stone government ministries. Delhi can be divided into The Old Delhi and New Delhi.

The two of its monuments-the Qutb Minar and Humayun's Tomb-have been declared World Heritage Sites and is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world.

New Delhi houses various government buildings and official residences reminiscent of the British colonial architecture. The prime and fabulous structures include the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Secretariat, Rajpath, the Parliament of India and Vijay Chowk. Safdarjung's Tomb - an great historical example of the Mughal gardens style.

Fast Facts
Area: 1470 sq.km.
Altitude: 239mts

 
Temperature: Max- 41.2 0C and Min-21.4 0C in Summer, Max-33.7 0C and Min-6 0C in Winter.
Rainfall: 50 cms ( june to sept )
Best season: September to March
Clothing: Summer-Cottons, winter- Woolen.

How to Reach
By Air : Well connected with the Air to the international nearest airport at Delhi.
By Road : Perfectly connected with the all the prime cities of India and covered by all the major highways of India.
By Train : . Well connected to all the major cities with the main Railhead of the India established here.

Places to visit

Lotus Temple
Lotus Temple, well known as the Taj of modern India, is a marvelous Temple, explored as an Architectural Grandeur. It is now an important landmark of Delhi belongs to the Baha`i sect. The structure is completed of pure white marble in the shape of a half-opened lotus and is surrounded by delicately lush lawns. This architectural wonder is created of a combination of marble, cement, sand and dolomite. Tourist can realize 27 giant white petals of marble in a lotus shape, springing from nine pools and walkways indicative of the nine unifying spiritual.

Red Fort
Red Fort is a wonderful architecture built by the Mughal emperor, Shahjahan between 1638 A.D. and 1648 A.D and very popular as an overpriced piece of Mughal architecture. The entry to this amazing fort, well known as Purana Qila, is from the Lahori Gate or the Chatta Chowk. One can explore a busy bazaar in Red Fort called the 'Meena Bazaar' that is an outstanding collection of antiques, miniature paintings and skillfully crafted fake ivory jewellery.

Qutub Minar
Qutaub Minar was constructed in 1199 A.D due to use of Mu'azzin to give calls for prayer and raised the first storey by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak, to which were added three more stories by his successor and son-in-law, Shamsu'd-Din Iltutmish during 1211-1236 A.D. One can explore the projected balcony encircling the Minar and surrounding all the stories is supported by stone brackets, which are decorated with honeycomb design, more conspicuously in the first storey. According to the inscriptions on its surface it was repaired by Firoz Shah Tughlaq during the period AD 1351-88 and Sikandar Lodi in A.D. 1489-1517. Major R. Smith also repaired and restored the Qutub Minar in 1829.

India Gate
It is a grand 42 meters high archway and was constructed as a monument to the Indian armed forces killed in the World War I. Tourist can also got a good glimpse of the Rashtrapati Bhavan from the base of the archway.

Adults and children similarly explore their evenings and pleasant to use on the sprawling India Gate lawns. India Gate, the part of the modern New Delhi, was built according to the orders of King George V in 1911 A.D.

Raj Ghat
Raj Ghat is located on the embankment of the river Yamuna where Mahatma Gandhi, ‘The father of the nation’ was cremated in 1948 A.D. They came there just after India accomplished its freedom. There are the Samadhis of current India's leaders - Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi on the bank of the Yamuna near the Red Fort. Various visitors of local and from other countries pay them honor everyday.

Rastrapati Bhavan
Rastrapati Bhavan, a palace of 340 rooms, is situated in an area of 130 hectares. At least 2,000 people were essential to take care of the building and serve the Viceroy's household. Previously the Vice regal Lodge, the building is the emphasize of Lutyen's New Delhi and was finalized in 1929 at a cost of 12,53,000 pound sterling. The lodge also has attractive garden called the Mughal Garden, which is open to public twice in a year, usually in February and March.