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Red Fort
The massive Red Fort (Lal Qila) in Old Delhi built in 1638 rises up to an imposing 33 metres. The main gate, Lahore Gate, today stands as a focal point of independent India. Chatta Chowk is a vaulted walkway that constitutes a bazaar selling fascinating marble boxes, trinkets and traditional handicrafts that finally leads into the huge fort compound. Buildings here include the Drum House, the marble Hall of Private Audiences, the Pearl Mosque, Royal Baths and Palace of Color. An evening sound and light show complements the stoic buildings as it re-creates the eventful facts in Indian history connected with the fort.
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid in Old Delhi is the largest mosque in India, with a courtyard that can hold 25,000 devotees. Begun in 1644 and given final shape under the reign of Shah Jahan, the last Mughal emperor. The mosque has three great gates, four towers and two 40 m-high minarets. Robes are available on hire at the northern gate.
Qutab Minar
Qutab Minar, the soaring, 73 m-high tower of victory, was built in 1193 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak to mark the beginning of the Muslim rule in India. The northern gateway and the southern gateway (Humayun Darwaza), combines the elements of both Islamic and Hindu architecture.
Purana Quila
‘Purana Quila’ with its massive gateway and walls built by Humayun, stand as a testimony to the glory of the new capital Dinpanah laid by Humayun in 1534 A.D. Purana Quila features spectacular sound and light show every evening. Because of its imposing background, it is the chosen venue for several classical concerts.
Jantar Mantar
The astronomical instruments at Jantar Mantar are fascinating for their originality, which once allowed for accurate observations.
Humayun’s Tomb
‘Humayun’s Tomb’ is a magnificent garden tomb which stands as an example of Mughal architecture in India. It was built in 1565 A.D. Its walled enclosure consists of features like the garden squares (chaharbagh) with pathways, water channels, a mausoleum topped by double dome.
India Gate
The 42 m high India Gate in the heart of the city commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during World War I. Designed by Edwin Lutyens, the monument was dedicated to the nation 10 years later by the then Viceroy, Lord Irwin. Another memorial, Amar Jawan Jyoti has eternal flame burning day and night under the arch as homage to soldiers who laid down their lives in the Indo-Pakistan War of December 1971.
Lotus Temple
The Bahai Temple was completed in 1986. It was designed by Furiburz Sabha in the shape of a lotus flower. It is the last of seven major Bahai's temples built around the world. While it reveals the simplicity of the Bahá'í Revelation, it also is a constant reminder to followers of each faith that the principles of all the religions of God are one. The lotus has been chosen as a symbol common to Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Islam. Anybody is free to visit the temple and pray or meditate. Around the blooming petals are nine pools of water that light up in natural light.
Lodhi Garden
Earlier called the old Lady Willington Park, Lodhi Garden carries an imprint of the legacy of Sayyid and Lodhi Periods, with several monuments, including tombs mosques and bridge showing landscaping elements of those periods. While the tombs of Muhammad Shah and Sikandar Lodhi are octagonal, tombs of Shish and Bara Gumbad are square, features like the dome, turrets on corners and facades create an architectural specimen.
Parliament house
The Parliament house, the corridors of power is a circular building built in the Imperial style with an open verandah with 144 columns. It houses ministerial offices, numerous committee rooms and an excellent library. The domed circular central hall with oak paneled walls and three semi-circular buildings are used for the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha meetings.
Birla Mandir
Laxmi Narayan Temple, also known as ‘Birla Mandir’, is one of Delhi's most frequented temples and a major tourist attraction. Built by the industrialist G.D. Birla in 1938, the temple is dedicated to Laxmi (the goddess of prosperity) and Narayana (The preserver). The temple was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, it is open to people of all castes.
Akshardham Temple
Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple depicts the essence of India's ancient architecture, especially the influence of ‘vastu shastra’, human values and spiritual wisdom. These universal values for mankind are presented through audio-animatronics. A 60-acre lush lawn is marked by exquisite bronze statues of India's child gems, warriors, national figures and great women personalities.
The other attractions of the complex are three exhibition halls out of which one is a venue for light-and-sound show/presentations from the life of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and an intriguing blend of stone step-well and a Vedic yagna kund with a colorful musical fountain echoing Vedic sentiments and prayers. A 12-minute boat-ride takes you through the vast endowment of India’s heritage, discoveries and inventions of the rishi-scientists of India, the world’s first university of Takshashila and the caves of Ajanta-Ellora.
The main monument is carved out in pink sandstone and white marble. The whole structure seems to be supported on the shoulders of 148 huge elephants with 11-feet tall panchdhatu statue of Swaminarayan presiding over the structure.
The Garden of Five Senses
The Garden of Five Senses is a project developed by Delhi Tourism Transportation Development Corporation as a recreational/lung space for public interaction, socializing and exploration. The name Garden of Five Senses is menat to evoke all senses - sight, sound, touch, smell and taste in a mix of colour, fragrances, texture and form that enlivens the spirit.
The garden is divided into distinct areas like the Khas Bagh, a formal garden patterned on the lines of the Mughal Garden. Water moves along its length, while flowering and fragrant shrubs and trees line its paths. There are Colour Gardens with dainty compositions of flowering shrubs and ground covers. You can follow the meandering paths to Neel Bagh, a pool of water lilies under the gentle tinkling of ceramic bells chime. Beckoning you from amongst the natural slope of the site is the amphitheatre with sandstone seating. At the rear of the garden is an open exhibition area for art display and for holding art workshops.
On the other side of the walkway is the buzzing food and shopping court.
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