First stop - The Baha'i Lotus Temple.
Next on to Raj Ghat - which houses the memorials of the three important Gandhis.Mahatma Gandhi's memorial. (Father of the Nation).
Rajiv Gandhi's memorial. (former Prime Minister of India who was assassinated by a suicide bomber while at a campaign meeting outside Chennai, India).
Indira Gandhi's memorial. First woman Prime Minister of India. Assassinated by her own security guard (a Sikh) outside her house.
Next stop - The Red Fort. It is so huge (perimeter of 2.41 km) it can house a city inside it. It was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1628 AD as his royal residence.
Shops inside the Fort.
The Diwan-i-Am or Public court where the Emperor used to grant public audience.
Some of the other buildings inside the Fort including a House of Mirrors.
India Gate which also has the Amar Jyoti in honor of the fallen soldiers. The 2 walls of the Gate list the names of soldiers who died in various wars for India.
A view of Rashtrapathi Bhavan (President's residence) from India Gate.
Parliament House.
A view of India Gate from Rashtrapathi Bhavan.
Copy of newspaper which announced that India became a Republic. This is housed in Teen Murthi Bhavan which used to be Jawaharlal Nehru's residence. The museum there is awesome and it chronicles India's freedom struggle. Some of the rooms of his residence have been preserved as well.
The different flag designs that were tried before choosing the current flag.
Last stop - Qutb Minar (Tower of Qutb). Designed and built by Qutbuddin Aibak at the end of the Twelfth Century and completed by Altamash after his death.
The base of the Minar.
Iron Pillar of Delhi. The unique fact about this pillar is that has stood for centuries without rusting as it was made of 98% pure iron.
Ruins of a second larger Minar that was commenced by a different Emperor but not completed.
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