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Places of Interest

India Gate

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The India Gate is a war memorial located near the Rajpath on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi. It stands as a memorial to 74,187 soldiers of the Indian Army who died between 1914 and 1921 in the First World War, in France, Flanders, Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and elsewhere in the Near and the Far East, and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.

Lotus Temple

Bahá’í temple

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.

The Lotus Temple is a Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi, India. It was completed in December 1986. Notable for its lotus-like shape, it has become a prominent attraction in the city.

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Bhaumik J, CC BY 3.0.

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-sports stadium located in New Delhi, India. It is named after the first Prime Minister of India. Primarily a venue for football and athletics, it is an all-seater 60,254-capacity stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards set by FIFA, the Asian Football Confederation, and World Athletics.

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New Delhi

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

New Delhi, the British-built capital of the Republic of India and the seat of its three branches of government, is characterised by its wide boulevards, roundabouts, colonial mansions and government buildings, dotted with monuments from various parts of India's history.

Noida

Photo: Edmund Gall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Noida, an abbreviation of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a satellite city of Delhi just across the state line in Uttar Pradesh.

Central Delhi

Photo: Knipptang, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Central Delhi comprises the backpacker areas of Paharganj and Karol Bagh, as well as the medieval city of Ferozabad and the early British-era Civil Lines.

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