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  Monuments of Delhi India, Delhi Darwazas, gates of Delhi, Alai Darwaza, Kabooli Darwaza, Delhi Gate, Kashmiri Gate, ...
Talaq-I-Darwaza is the northern gate of Purana Qila.
The gate walls, damaged by cannon balls, bare witness to the fury of the battle.The ruins of Mori Gate are only visible from the gaps in the walls, which flank the road leading to the railway line, laid by the British, from Calcutta to Delhi.
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.
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 Heritage India
Explore the ancient land of India, which is an eloquent witness to the spirit of a continuing civilization for at least 5000 years.
India - the land unique civilization is known for its rich sights, cultural exuberance and diversity of terrain.
India is a land of lofty mountains and mighty rivers and has a tropical weather.
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 India Gate in Delhi, Info on Famous India Gate, Delhi Historical Monument, Monuments of India
Besides, the India Gate is situated in the heart of Delhi and is, perhaps the most easily accessible tourist destination in the state.
Originally called the All India War Memorial, the India Gate is a colossal structure that commemorates the death of all the Indian soldiers who fought the Ist World War.
The India Gate is a 42 m high structure and on its buff sandstone are engraved the names of nearly 90,000 soldiers who died in various wars, including WW I. It is simply amazing to read all the names which appear to be written in the same font size from top to bottom.
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 India Image : A Gateway for Government of India Info over the web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
India Gate, an important monument of the city, is a memorial built in commemoration of more than 80,000 Indian soldiers who were killed during World War I. The monument is an imposing 42 meters high arch and was designed by the famous architect Edwin Lutyens.
The design of India gate is almost similar to its French counterpart war memorial, the Arc-de-Triomphe.
In the evenings, India gate is illuminated with number of lights around it that gives it a magnificent appeal.
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 India Gate,India Gate Delhi,India Gate in New Delhi India
India Gate,India Gate Delhi,India Gate in New Delhi India
India Gate monument, a world heritage site is all embellished with lush green lawns and rows of flowers, a perfect place for a hault.
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.
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 India Gate, India Gate Delhi, India Gate Monument in New Delhi - India Travelog
India Gate, India Gate Delhi, India Gate Monument in New Delhi - India Travelog
On the way to India Gate, Jai told me that India gate is a memorial built in commemoration of 70,000 Indian soldier who were killed during World War I. “ Wow, what a monument?” As I saw just a glimpse of it from a distance.
As it was late evening India gate was illuminated with number of lights around it to give a magnificient appeal to it.
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India Gate is arguably the best war memorial in India built to commemorate the fallen heroes.
Much later another memorial was added to the India Gate after the Independence of India and it was suitably named Amar Jawan Jyoti in respect to all the unknown soldiers who laid down their lives for the security of the nation.
The imposing structure of India Gate truly symbolizes the acknowledgement of a nation for the sacrifice of all those brave-hearts who lived and died for the sake of India.
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 India Gate Restaurant- 604-684-4617
Upon your upcoming visit to Vancouver, we at India Gate Restaurant would like to welcome you to our city in the traditional way that has become synonymous with Vancouver, fine dining and sophisticated spirits.
India Gate Restaurant is located at 616 Robson St. in the heart of Downtown Vancouver.
India Gate restaurant is the oldest Indian restaurant in the town featuring a fully licensed bar.
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 Famous Attractions in India,Famous Tourist Attractions in India,Tourist Attractions of India
India, a land of contrasts, takes great pride in its staggering cultural diversity, roping in hordes of travellers, antiquarians, nature-enthusiasts, researchers, scholars, historians and chroniclers from every nook and cranny of the world.
India has a lot to be proud of its ever-rich architectural heritage right from the ancient time to the colonial period.
The Gateway of India is located on the waterfront in South Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra.
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 Hoax calls continue, bomb scare at India Gate
Police conducted a massive search at the India Gate at New Delhi on Sunday after receiving an alert about a bomb planted at the monument while a youth was arrested for allegedly triggering hoax bomb scares.
The search at India Gate began at around 10 am, minutes after Delhi Police were informed about the possibility of explosives being planted at the war memorial by their Mumbai counterparts on the basis of a phone call received by them.
Bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs were rushed to the spot as police evacuated the India Gate premises and cordoned off the area.
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An eternal flame, the amar jawan jyoti to honour the memory of the unknown soldiers.
India Gate is also a popular picnic spot.
It is in the form of a flame that burns day and night under the arch to remind the nation of soldiers who laid down their lives in the Indo-Pakistan War of December 1971.
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 Sites In Delhi
India Gate, the 42 meter high arch shaped structure, stands at the eastern end of Rajpath On it is inscribed the names of 85,000 Indian Army soldiers who died in the campaigns of WWI, the North-West Frontier operations of the same time and the 1919 Afghan fiasco.
On your way from the India Gate, the buildings on the right form the South Block and the ones on the left the North Block.
Rashtrapati Bhawan, or the official residence of the President of India, stands at the opposite end of the Rajpath from India Gate.
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 India Gate Photo Gallery by Jyothi Karthik Raja at pbase.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
India Gate is usually the first stop in a traveler's itinerary.
in the evenings when India Gate and the sparawling lawns are dramaticly lit with floodlights.
On one side of the India Gate is the canopy made in sandstone and on the other is the
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 "Delhi, Agra, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Rajasthan Tours, Red Fort, India Gate, President house, parliament house, Humayun ...
Spread across the city from the posh colonies in the south to the unchanged mohallas of the north, Delhi is "both a trip into the past and a survey of the present."
For unforgettable memories and enchanting souveniers this is the India that you cannot miss.
Afternoon see the Taj Mahal, the main attraction of India, and also visit the Agra Fort, which was built principally as a military establishment by Akbar in 1565, in red sandstone, and was partially converted into a palace during Shah Jahan's time.
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 Taj Mahal - A Tribute to Beauty
The main gate is like a veil to a woman’s face which should be lifted delicately, gently and without haste on the wedding night.
As one stands inside the main gate of Taj, his eyes are directed to an arch which frames the Taj.
The dome is made of white marble, but the tomb is set against the plain across the river and it is this background that works its magic of colours that, through their reflection, change the view of the Taj.
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 KRBL launches India Gate Classic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The product of KRBL innovation, India Gate Classic is new variety of Basmati with grains long and fine, which, when cooked, fluff up to thrice their length with excellent aroma.
The idea was to make this grain "farmer-friendly, consumer-friendly and industry-friendly," he added..The variant India Gate Classic was unveiled in Chennai by Damodaran, Principal, MGR Catering Institute.
With the launch of India Gate Classic in India, KRBL is simultaneously launching the brand in foreign countries like Saudi Arabia, Canada, Dubai and Kuwait.
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 Delhi Tourism,Delhi India Tourism in New Delhi,Travel Tourism in Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
India Gate is the famous war memorial situated at the east end of Rajpath facing the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Jama Masjid is the largest mosque in India, and stands across the road from the Red Fort.
This 288 foot tower located near present day Delhi, India was built by Qutb-ud-Din Aybak, the first Muslim ruler to choose Delhi as his capital.
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The majestic 42 m high India gate stands at Rajpath, at the backdrop of plush green lawns.
India gate was designed and built by Lutyens in the memory of 90,000 Indian soldiers who died in World War I. It was originally named All India War Memorial and have inscription of names of the soldiers who died.
The Rajpath road cuts the India gate lawns and the starting point is called as Vijay Chowk.
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 India Gate heroes on C’wealth list : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The 75,000 Commonwealth soldiers whose names are engraved on the walls of India Gate are finally on the record.
According to the report, though India Gate is “… in a very public place and in the heart of a bustling city”, the Commission didn’t have permission to make digital records of the names till now, due to security concerns.
Besides discussions on how to carry forward the India Gate project, Sir Peter also informed Jamwal that the CWGC, while inspecting graves and memorials in Pakistan and Bangladesh besides India, had come across the same names on more than one memorial.
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 Tourists Spots in Delhi, Qutub Minar, Red Fort, India gate, Humayun's Tomb, Lotus Temple,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Red Fort is laid outalong the river Yamuna as an irregular octagon, surrounded by a wall of about 2.4 km in circumference and is built of red sandstone.
The fort has two main entrances, the Delhi Gate and the Lahori Gate which faces the famed Chandni Chowk market.The Fort has Diwan-e-am, and Diwan-e-Khas where the king would grant audience to the public and would grant audience to important people respectively.
Straight down the road from Rashtrapati Bhavan is India Gate which is primarily a memorial to unknown soldier.
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 Architectural Marvels of India,Art and Craft Architecture Marvels,Architectural Monuments Art in India
The various monuments scattered across the country reflect the cultural heritage of India's architectural art of five-thousand-year old civilization.
The forts, palaces, temples, mosques, churches etc. are an evidence proving that architecture in India had been a form expression of architectural art.
The monuments of India which are definitely architectural marvels reveal subtle details of Muslim, Hindu and Jain architecture which leap forth on the very first glance and those little carvings which create awe.
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 India Gate Delhi,India Gate in New Delhi,India Gate Tour Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
India Gate has emerged as one of the most popular tourist spot in Delhi.
Thus, visiting India Gate is an inclusion on all tours to Delhi.
An imposing structure, India Gate is situated towards the eastern end of Rajpath.
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 India Gate
Important roads spread out in all directions from India Gate, the Rajpath converging in the west in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Ashoka Road, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, Copernicus Marg, Tilak Marg, Zakir Hussain Road, and Shahjahan Road.
The lawns on either side of Rajpath are alive in the evenings with couples having a stroll, pedlars selling colourful balloons, children having rides on camels.
Even in daylight, the stretch between India Gate and the Rashtrapati Bhavan is a splendid vista.
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 Bismillah, Lata to perform at India Gate Aug 9 - India News
New Delhi - The India Gate lawns will reverberate with the sounds of music when legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan pay a musical tribute to the country's martyrs and freedom fighters on Aug 9.
Year 2006 marks 75 years of India Gate, which was built in 1931 in memory of the World War I martyrs.
Aug 9 is also commemorated as 'Quit India Movement' day as the British rulers were asked to leave India for the first time on this day in 1942.
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Rajpath is the road that comes down Rashtrapati Bhawan and cuts across the India Gate lawns, the junction near the starting point is called the Vijay Chowk.
These are the samadhis of Modern India's leaders _ Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi _ on the bank of the Yamuna near the Red Fort.
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 Delhi Travel,Delhi India Travel to Delhi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
India Gate is a 42m high stone arch of triumph.
Qutab Minar : The Qutub Minar made of red sandstone rising to the height of 72.5mts is an architectural marvel of the 13th century.
This complex is elegantly build and is one of the largest temple complexes in India.
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 Bomb scare at Red Fort, India Gate
A massive search is on at the Red Fort and the India Gate after police received anonymous phone calls claiming that explosives had been placed at the historic monuments.
Bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs have been rushed to both the sites and a massive search is being carried out after evacuting the visitors from the monuments, a senior police official said on Monday.
Two fire tenders each have been rushed to the India Gate and the Red Fort as a precautionary measure.
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 India Gate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A fl marble cenotaph with a rifle crested by a helmet forms the main shrine.
To the dead of the Indian armies who fell honoured in France and Flanders Mesopotamia and Persia East Africa Gallipoli and elsewhere in the near and the far-east and in sacred memory also of those whose names are recorded and who fell in India or the north-west frontier and during the Third Afgan War.
Pictures of India Gate From a backpacker's trip around India in 2005.
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 Study Abroad - India Gate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
One of the famous sites in Delhi is India Gate, a 138-foot high monument to Indian soliders who died during World War I, battles on the Northwest Frontier (the modern-day border between Afghanistan and Pakistan), and during the third British invasion of Afghanistan in 1919.
The major Indian national holiday was soon approaching, and as part of the preparation, the government has closed off Rajpath, the main road linking India Gate to the President's House and Parliment.
Directly behind India Gate is a massive pedestal, which during British times held a statue of King Gorge V. The statue was taken down after Independence, and the pedestal now stands bare.
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