Delhi

Attractions in Delhi

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DELHI

New Delhi is the capital of India. It counts approximately 10 million inhabitants. The climate is hot and dry there. The city is divided into two very different parts: New Delhi, the modern city rested by the English., and Old Delhi, historical, capital old city of Moslem India between XII and the XIX century which is made of a network of inextricable lanes grouped around the main roads Chandni Chowk, of the Strong Red and the mosque of Friday Jama Masjid. The two cities extend on Right Bank from Yamuna.New Delhi.

Old Delhi is an Eastern city with its colors, its noises, its animation, and its odors.

New Delhi seems rather a city garden, lack heart except undoubtedly for Connaught Square.

Delhi is before an a whole main door towards India sparing a soft transition between the Occident and the East.

TO VISIT

·         The Minaret of Qutb Minar (Qutub-ED-DIN) built in 1199. : Its builders conceived it like a tower of victory on Rajpoutes. Its minaret points to 72,55 m with a diameter at the base of 14,40 m and 3m at the top. It is one of the wonders of the Islamic art of the Middle Ages. It is the highest monument of India. The first three levels are out of red sandstone. The two following is out of marble. While going up inside, one profits from a very beautiful sight on Delhi when there is no fog or from excessive pollution. An interior staircase leads to the external galleries from where the muezzin called with the prayer. The monument is decorated vast bands of Koranic verses.
This minaret has also a function symbolic system; it is a tower of victory for magnifier the victory of Islam over the idolaters. At the same time, Youssouf 1st set up in Seville a tower even higher, Giralda. These two turns, Giralda in the west and Qutb Minar in the east, expressed the expansion of Islam in the world.
Just beside Qutb Minaret, you can visit what there remain ruins of the mosque Quat-ul-Islam.

·         Haus-i-Khas: a district to be discovered by leaving Qutb Minar.

·        The Mausoleum of Humayun

Typical of architecture Persian this mausoleum is located in a superb garden. Built out of red sandstone as from 1557 it belongs to the monuments which will inspire Taj Mahal. This tomb of the second emperor moghol, was built by his wife Hamida Banu. It draws up in the middle of a square garden of style moghol itself divided into squares by paved alleys

The sandstone is encrusted with marble but the general aspect is obviously less impressive than the white marble of Taj Mahal

·        The Tomb of Nizam-ud-DIN. Very close to the mausoleum, it shelters the body of a saint dervish died in 1325.

·        The Red Fort (Lal Qila): built of 1639 to 1648 this whole of constructions is the work of the emperor Shah Jahan. The Red Fort owes its name with red sandstone construction material which was used to raise the fortress and the palate of the emperor Moghol Shahjahan between 1639 and 1648. The high enclosing walls the 16 meters surround a surface of almost 600.000 m2 where palates rise, mosques, extend from the courses and the gardens. Two doors give him access: the Door of Lahore and the Door of Delhi. One arrives first of all at the House of the Drums (Nekkar Khana). Only the princes and the emperor were authorized to penetrate with horse. One arrives then at the room of the audiences (Diwan-I-Am). One can see still there the white marble baldachin accommodating the sovereign. Behind one can see Rnag Mahal, Palace decorated with paintings, Mumta Mahal, the residence of the princesses, and Moti Masjid, mosque of the pearls, built out of white marble. A Sound and Lights are organized daily at the height Rouge.

·        Lodi Garden, garden in the medium of which the tomb of Sikandar Lodi is. Lodi constituted a Moslem dynasty, originating in Afghanistan, which did not reign three quarter centuries. They were deposited by Babur in 1526

·        The Temple of the Lotus: the Hindus made build, in the south of the city, an immense sanctuary, the Temple of the Lotus (Bahai Temple). The visitor must expose and traverse several hundred meters to reach the immense white concrete structure conceived by the architect Faribuz Sahba in 1986.

·        Jama Masjid: this “Mosque of Friday” is largest of Delhi. It was built of 1644 to 1658.

·        The National museum: Janpath Road deserves a visit, it is one of most beautiful of India One discovers there a complete panorama of prehistory and Indian history.

·        The Tibetan Market

·        The observatory: Jantar Mantar: the Maharajah de Jaipur, Jai Singh in made build three: Varanasi, Jaipur and Delhi. To discover in Delhi if you cannot go in Jaipur.

·        Old Delhi

The starting point of one strolls in this very popular part of Delhi can be the mosque Jama Masjid. The mosque of Friday, was built of 1644 to 1658 pennies the reign of Shahjahan. The mosque which measures 65m on 35m, and whose court forms a square of 100m of east coast by its surface the greatest religious construction of Islam.Near find the markets of Delhi (markets of fish and meat to be seen after the meal!)

Survey also Chandni Chowk, the main artery of Old Delhi which leaves at the height the door of access Rouge. The strengthened city of Old Delhi shelters a population of approximately 500.000 inhabitants. The traditional habitat is compact there and extremely dense, housing is moreover very strongly overlapping with small industries and the marketing activities. The large majority of their residents are regarded as groups with low-incomes.

·        New Delhi

In the center Connaught Place, the principal shopping mall of the city. This immense circular place built in 1931 by English gathers banks, travel agencies, trade and emporiums of state.

·        Another important district of New Delhi: Raj Path Avenue, or are established the ministries and diplomatic representations. It is bordered of many official buildings and the museums, whose very rich National Museum famous for its archaeological collections and Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts. Rajpath is a broad avenue connecting the Presidency to India Gate, Triumphal arch 42 height m.

·        It is there that is held each year the large parade of January 26.

·        Very close from there: Rashtrapi Bhavan which English built into 1926 to be used as residence to the viceroy. Its is composed of 340 rooms!

In the same district to also see Samsad Bhawan: Indian Parliament, a circular building of 171m of diameter.

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