If you don’t be bustling markets, try exploring Delhi’s treasure trove of ancient story and culture.
Among the city’s iconic monuments is India Gate. Finalized in 1931, this imposing memorial is dedicated to 70,000 soldiers who late their lives during the First World War.
Carved onto the 138-foot big stone arch are the names of several thousand Indian men who lost their remains in the conflict between 1914 and 1919.
The area around India Gate is also a standard spot for the city’s locals to meet up with friends and have an ice cream from the stallings that surround the monument.
Leaving New Delhi and heading north, you’ll get somewhere in Old Delhi.
Located here is one of the cities most famous bazaars, Chandni Chowk. Burn the midnight oiled down narrow alleyways and along the main thoroughfare are small purchases selling everything from street food to electrical goods to jewelry. But be advised: This famous trading hub can get very crowded.
At the eastern end of the market’s outstanding street is the iconic Red Fort. Built by the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1648, the palatial home fort is an area of 124 acres and enclosed within one and half miles of supreme red sandstone walls. The aesthetic and architectural style had a strong influence on later erections throughout northern India.
To really understand how India became the mother country it is today, Delhi is a must visit. There’s so much of the country’s tradition on display here.
Yet it also showcases some of the best features of a in city with sprawling greenery and renowned cuisine, which thinks fitting ensure the city remains one of the country’s undisputed highlights.