INDIA GATE

Historical ImportanceIndia Gate lawns are a perfect destination for
The 42m high stately gate stands tall at Rajpath, nearrecreation. People come down to this place to enjoy a
Janpath road that leads to the Rashtrapati Bhavan orlaid back holiday picnic eating snacks, watching
President's house. It is an All India war memorialmonkey shows, boat-riding, playing cricket and to
designed in the year 1921 by Edwin Lutyen, who iswatch the floodlit arch in the evening which gives a
known to have designed the city of New Delhi that wecelestial view to the visitors.
see today. It was built in the memory of 90,000 soldiersThe nearby Cannaught Place market offers a wide
who died during World War I whose names arevariety of stuff to shop for ranging from handicrafts
inscribed on the walls. And an addition list of 13,516and traditional products to branded products, from
names engraved on the arch is in the memory ofjewellery to leather goods, from books to art, you will
soldiers killed in Afghan War of 1919. Another memorialfind everything you need in this shoppers' paradise.
is the Amar Jawan Jyoti that remains illuminated dayEven Janpath, Baba Khadag Singh Marg, Central
and night in remembrance of the soldiers who died inCottage Industries Emporium and Palika Bazaar are
India-Pakistan War of December 1971.the nearby shopping attractions one can watch out for.