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Qutub Minar | @briemelchen |
Victory Is Ours |
Delhi is teeming with glorious temples, towers, monuments, and minarets. Perhaps the most majestic of them all is Qutb Minar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back to the 12th century. Reaching a full 240 feet high and featuring a spiral staircase with 379 steps, the victory tower made of red sandstone is a symbol of not just the city but of India itself. |
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Humayun's Tomb | @jyakscoe |
Fit for a King |
Humayun's reign as Mughal Emperor only lasted a decade and ended nearly five centuries ago, but his garden tomb — the first on the Indian subcontinent — lives on. It too has the UNESCO stamp of approval, not only for its historical significance but also for its visual splendor. To walk the grounds is to marvel at an architectural style that inspired the Taj Mahal’s construction decades later. |
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Red Fort | @talestheytell |
Raise the Flag |
August 15 is India's Independence Day, an occasion marked each year by the prime minister delivering a nationally televised speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Yet another UNESCO site, the imposingly gorgeous structure was completed in the 1640s but didn’t take on its current significance until the country gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1947. Visit at night to see a sound-and-light show about Mughal history, and leave ample time to get lost in the surrounding Chandni Chowk (“Moonlight Square”) shopping area — it’s Delhi at its most bustling. |
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Lotus Temple | Artur Kiss |
All Are Welcome |
The Lotus Temple is a Baháʼí house of worship open to all, and it shows: the flowerlike structure, with its 27 marble petals, attracts visitors from all over the world and all walks of life. It’s an arrestingly beautiful feat of design and architecture that’s just as striking on the inside. The best time to visit is at dusk, when the nine pools around the petals are lit up and the sun hasn’t fully set. |
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"A rare moment of solitude in the bustle of New Delhi. The normally crowded Red Fort was all but deserted as the city prepared for Holi, the vibrant Hindu festival of colors." |
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��from decades BBC and other western media has shown only poverty side of India ��
Delta Fun Fact - Delhi ranks second in most variety of Birds in a capital city after Nairobi Capital of Kenya
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Delta More than pollution it's because of the winter mist. Looking at the sun in summer is what you should experience in Delhi ��
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