GOC Holidaymaker Holidays to Delhi North India
DELHI has been the capital of India since 1200, with a few exceptions. It therefore has many interesting monuments illustrating its glorious history. Today it is a modern bustling city, with exceptional museums, parks, shopping and tourist facilities.
The key heritage sites are the Qutab Minar started in 1210 by the Delhi Sultanates, the Mughal Humayun's Tomb from 1555, Shah Jahan's Red Fort and Friday Mosque from 1628, and the British New Delhi complex (Rajpath) inaugurated 1926, and the Raj Ghat where Nehru and Mahatma and Indira Ghandi were cremated.
The National Museum has an extensive collection of statues, bronzes, jewellery, paintings, instruments and weapons illustrating Indian history from prehistoric times.
The Kutab minar is SouthIndia is a 72 m tall tower built by the first Muslin conqueror of Delhi in 1202. The site also contains the first mosque, built from recycled stones of some 27 temples, many still with their original carving. The tower, screens, and the other remains have beautifully carved texts from the Koran. There is also a remarkable rust free 7.2 m iron pillar with Sanskrit inscriptions from the fourth-century.
Humayun's was the first Mughal garden tomb, followed by Akbar's at Agra, and the Taj Mahal, and its beauty is considered only second the Taj Mahal. It was built by Humayun's widow in the 1550's, and the site contains several other Mughul tombs, such as the Nila Gumbad octagonal Blue Tomb. The garden is interesting, and shows the way water entered and flowed throughout the grounds, in an attempt to recreate the gardens in the mountains from which these early Mughuls came.
Delhi Old Town is a market area next to the huge Friday Mosque and the Red Fort. The Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid). It was built by Shah Jahan in 1644, to hold 25,000 worshippers. Its commanding position on a hill gives wide views over towards the river and the Red Fort. There are many bazaars between the mosque and the Old Town's main road, the Chandi Chowk. Perhaps the best way to visit them is in a rickshaw, which can pass through the narrow streets.
The Red Fort (Lai Qila) was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1638, and it has 30 m high ramparts about 2 km long. It has been plundered several times, but is still impressive. There are many decorated palaces and pavilions, which retain enough marble and inlays to show how beautiful the palaces were. The most important are the Palace of Colour for the emperor's wives, the Halls of Public and Private Audience.
The key heritage sites are the Qutab Minar started in 1210 by the Delhi Sultanates, the Mughal Humayun's Tomb from 1555, Shah Jahan's Red Fort and Friday Mosque from 1628, and the British New Delhi complex (Rajpath) inaugurated 1926, and the Raj Ghat where Nehru and Mahatma and Indira Ghandi were cremated.
The National Museum has an extensive collection of statues, bronzes, jewellery, paintings, instruments and weapons illustrating Indian history from prehistoric times.
DELHI KUTAB MINAR
The Kutab minar is SouthIndia is a 72 m tall tower built by the first Muslin conqueror of Delhi in 1202. The site also contains the first mosque, built from recycled stones of some 27 temples, many still with their original carving. The tower, screens, and the other remains have beautifully carved texts from the Koran. There is also a remarkable rust free 7.2 m iron pillar with Sanskrit inscriptions from the fourth-century.
DELHI HUMAYUN'S TOMB
Humayun's was the first Mughal garden tomb, followed by Akbar's at Agra, and the Taj Mahal, and its beauty is considered only second the Taj Mahal. It was built by Humayun's widow in the 1550's, and the site contains several other Mughul tombs, such as the Nila Gumbad octagonal Blue Tomb. The garden is interesting, and shows the way water entered and flowed throughout the grounds, in an attempt to recreate the gardens in the mountains from which these early Mughuls came.
DELHI FRIDAY MOSQUE
Delhi Old Town is a market area next to the huge Friday Mosque and the Red Fort. The Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid). It was built by Shah Jahan in 1644, to hold 25,000 worshippers. Its commanding position on a hill gives wide views over towards the river and the Red Fort. There are many bazaars between the mosque and the Old Town's main road, the Chandi Chowk. Perhaps the best way to visit them is in a rickshaw, which can pass through the narrow streets.
DELHI RED FORT
The Red Fort (Lai Qila) was commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1638, and it has 30 m high ramparts about 2 km long. It has been plundered several times, but is still impressive. There are many decorated palaces and pavilions, which retain enough marble and inlays to show how beautiful the palaces were. The most important are the Palace of Colour for the emperor's wives, the Halls of Public and Private Audience.