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Introduction of Delhi |
Delhi is
the modern cosmopolitan and capital city of India. It is a well-known
tourist spot, seat of the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the
President of India.
The city of Delhi has a lot to see – the city has various monuments,
art galleries, museums, bazaars and modern shopping areas. Tourism
infrastructure of Delhi is one of the best in Asia. This city is one
of the modern, progressive and political city. Delhi has
served as a capital of various kingdoms and empires, it is the second
most populous urban agglomeration in the world as well as the largest
city in India by land area.
Modern Delhi is the fastest growing large city of India, rapidly
overtaking the colonial cities of Bombay and Calcutta in sheer size,
and long since eclipsing them in political importance.
The oldest surviving city is now known as ''Old Delhi'', built by the
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the first half of the 17th century. |
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Architecture of Delhi - Old &
New Delhi |
Delhi was known as Indraprastha in the
great epic Mahabharata which was found by the Pandavas on the banks of
the Yamuna river. Raja Anangpal of Kanauj set up Lalkot as his capital
inside the present day Qutub Minar area in the 11th century A D. This
was the first city of Delhi historically and ruins of this city are
still present. Anangpal’s successors ruled from it for almost a
century until Vishaldeva occupied it. Mohammad Ghori came to Delhi at
the end of the 12th century, he defeated Prithviraj Chauhan and
occupied Delhi. He did not make Delhi his home and left his new
kingdom in the hands of Allauddin Khilji. After defeating the invading
Rajputs at Siri built his own capital in 1303, before this Lalkot was
the capital of Khilji’s. City of Tughlaqabad which took about four
years to built was founded by Ghyas-ud-din Tughlaq and was abandoned
due to shortage of water. Due to this his son Mohammad, built another
capital called Jahanpanah which was adjacent to the Qutab Minar.
Delhi's fifth city, Ferozabad was founded by Feroz Shah Tughlaq in the
Ferozshah Kotla area. Delhi’s sixty city was founded by Emperor
Humayun between 1533 and 1534 AD in the old Indraprastha site, where
the Purana Quila is located. This city was ruled later by Sher Shah
Suri.
Sher Shah Suri constructed a mosque and a beautiful hall in the
Grand Trunk Road and the old Fort. He ruled Delhi till 1555 until the
Humayun recaptured it and returned to power. Old Delhi was built by
the Emperor Shah Jahan as Delhi’s seventh city between 1638 and 1649.
The prominent monument of the old
Delhi is the magnificent Red Fort which was built of red sandstone and
Chandni Chowk the famous market of the Mughals and Jama Masjid,
Delhi’s eighth city, New Delhi was developed by British in the 20th
century.
Sir Herbert Baker and Sir Edward Lutyens the two well-known British
architects were hired to design the new capital. The Britishers
decided to move the capital in 1911 to a more central place and
selected Delhi as the city was the nation’s capital for several
centuries. They designed the city of New Delhi to reveal the
magnificence and power of the British Empire and Muslim, Hindu and
European architecture with the scope for development. In 1931 New
Delhi was formally inaugurated as the capital of India. |
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Tourist Attraction in Delhi |
Prominent tourist places are
Humayun Tomb,
Akshardham temple,
Red Fort, Rajghat,
Qutub Minar, Lakshmi Narayan or Birla Temple, Jama Masjid,
Lotus Temple,
India Gate and various Government Buildings in New Delhi area
like Rashtrapati Bhawan, Rajpath, Parliament House, etc.
"Qutub Minar"
is a five storied building. It is intended to be the most
magnificent tower of victory in the world. One of the largest mosque
in India is
Jama Masjid which stands across the road from the Red Fort.
Red Fort is one of the most wonderful monument of Delhi which was
founded by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1648.
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Akshardham
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Humayuns Tomb |
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India
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Jama
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Lotus
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Red Fort |
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Qutub
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Rajghat |
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Shopping in Delhi |
Delhi is a
shopper’s paradise, shopping here is a memorable experience for the
travelers. Delhi is the home of some of India’s finest designers who
blended the traditional styles with the latest international trend to
create jewellery, silk, brass,garments, sarees, pearls and carpets
that find place in some of the most prominent stores in all over the
world.
Shopping in Delhi is very unique as the visitor can visit the
traditional shops and the modern air-conditioned stores where the
artisan himself is often present to explain the details of the craft.
The State Government emporium, the Central Cottage industries emporium
are the famous shops for the Indian handicrafts.
These emporiums offers a wide variety of carpets, fabrics,
jewellery, stoneware, leather and furniture at very reasonable prices.
The city of Delhi magnetize the craftsmen who created a variety of
masterpieces that would assure them royal patronage. Now as the
Mughals have gone but the craftsmen have passed on their talent to the
from generation to generation making Delhi the show-window of India’s
craftsmanship.
Delhi’s gold and silversmiths are famous all over the
country and due to this an entire street in Old Delhi is known as the
Chandni Chowk or the ‘Silver Street’. In addition to gold and silver
Delhi offers a variety of precious gems and various semi-precious
stones like rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnets, diamonds, and
cornelian.
Besides jewellery the shoppers can also buy the stylish readymade
garments, antiques, fabric and rare objects like sculptures and
miniatures, extraordinary household objects, furniture and
furnishings, wood carvings, footwear, carpets, durries, tea, spices
and large range of fashion accessories.
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How to Reach Delhi |
By Rail:
Rail network connects Delhi to the all major and minor destinations in
India. The three important railway stations of Delhi are New Delhi
Railway Station, Old Delhi Railway Station and Hazrat Nizamuddin
Railway Station.
By Road:
Delhi is connected by a network of roads and national highways with
all the major cities in India. Regular bus service operates between
Delhi and major cities like Jaipur, Agra and rest of the cities in
India.
By Air:
Delhi is well connected to major metropolitan cities of India like
Kolkata, Bombay, and Chennai. It is also linked to other cities of
India and abroad through regular flights. |
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You will visit
“Delhi”
during the below Tours of Rajasthan. |
31 Days
Rajasthan Tour (Including Delhi)
31 Days / 30 Nights
Delhi - Alwar - Deeg - Bharatpur -
Fatehpur Sikri - Agra - Dholpur - Ranthambore - Tonk - Bundi -
Jhalawar - Kota - Bijolia - Chittorgarh - Dungarpur - Banswara -
Udaipur - Rajsamand - Nathdwara - Kumbhalgarh - Ranakpur - Mount Abu -
Rohetgarh - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Nagaur - Mandawa - Sikar
- Jhunjhunu -Jaipur - Delhi
28 Days Rajasthan Heritage
Tour (Including Delhi)
28
Days / 27 Nights
Delhi - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Bhandarej - Jaipur - Mandawa - Bikaner
- Gajner - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Rohetgarh - Deogarh - Ranakpur -
Mount Abu - Udaipur - Dungarpur - Chittorgarh - Kota - Ranthambore -
Bharatpur - Delhi
24 Days Forts and Palaces Tour
(Including Delhi)
24 Days / 23 Nights
Delhi - Agra - Fatehpur Sikri - Bhandarej - Jaipur - Mandawa - Bikaner
- Gajner - Jaisalmer - Osian - Jodhpur - Ranakpur - Mount Abu -
Udaipur - Kota - Ranthambore - Bharatpur - Delhi
19 Days Rajasthan and North
India Tour (Including Delhi)
19 Days / 18 Nights
Delhi - Shekhawati - Bikaner - Jaisalmer - Osian - Jodhpur - Ranakpur
- Udaipur - Pushkar - Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra - Khajuraho -
Varanasi - Delhi
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