Famous Tourist Places in India

                                          Karol Bagh Karol Bagh About Karol Bagh also spelt as Karol Bagh, pronounced [qəroːl baːɣ]), is a mixed residential-cum-commercial neighbourhood in Delhi, India, known for its shopping streets, like the Ghaffar Market and Ajmal Khan Road. It is one of the three administrative subdivisions, of the Central Delhi district, of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, with the other two being, Darya Ganj, and Paharganj. River of lights at Karol Bagh It was also home to the Karol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency till it was abolished in 2008, now it is a Legislative Assembly of Delhi segment of the New Delhi constituency. Noted residential places in Karol Bagh are W.E.A, Beadon Pura, Reghar Pura, Dev Nagar, and Bapa Nagar. These are residential colonies with a mix of Commercial activities. Some Wholesale markets are located in the area namely. Tank Road Garment Market, Hardhyan Singh Road Leather market etc. A wholesale garment market kn

                                      Lodi Gardens Lodi Gardens About About Lodi Gardens or Lodhi Gardens is a city park situated in New Delhi, India. Spread over 90 acres (360,000 m2), it contains, Mohammed Shah's Tomb, Tomb of Sikandar Lodi, Shisha Gumbad and Bara Gumbad, architectural works of the 15th century by Lodis- who ruled parts of northern India and Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of modern-day Pakistan, from 1451 to 1526. The site is now protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The gardens are situated between Khan Market and Safdarjung's Tomb on Lodhi Road and are a hotspot for morning walks for the Delhiites. History The tomb of Mohammed Shah, the second last of the Sayyid dynasty rulers, the earliest of the tombs in the garden, was built in 1444 by Ala-ud-din Alam Shah as a tribute to Mohammed Shah. As there is little architecture from these two periods remaining in India, Lodi Gardens is an important place of prese

                                Rashtrapati Bhavan Rashtrapati Bhavan About View of Rashtrapati Bhavan The Rashtrapati Bhavan (About this sound pronunciation (help·info), "rásh-tra-pa-ti BHA-van"; Presidential Residence" previously "Viceroy's House") is the official home of the president located at the Western end of Rajpath in New Delhi, India. It may refer to only the mansion (the 340-room main building) that has the president's official residence, halls, guest rooms and offices; it may also refer to the entire 130-hectare (320 acres) President Estate that additionally includes huge presidential gardens (Mughal Gardens), large open spaces, residences of bodyguards and staff, stables, other offices and utilities within its perimeter walls. In terms of area, it is one of the largest residences of a head of state in the world. History This decision to build a residence in New Delhi for the British Viceroy was taken after it was decided

                                        Connaught Place  Connaught Place About About Connaught Place is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centers in New Delhi, India. It is often abbreviated as CP and houses the headquarters of several noted Indian firms. The main commercial area of the new city, New Delhi, during the erstwhile British Raj, its environs occupy a place of pride in the city and are counted among the top heritage structures in New Delhi. It was developed as a showpiece of Lutyens' Delhi with a prominent Central Business District. Named after Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, construction work began in 1929 and was completed in 1933. A metro railway station built under it is named Rajiv Chowk  (after Rajiv Gandhi). History   Prior to the construction of Connaught Place, the area was a ridge, covered with  kikar  trees and populated with jackals and wild pigs. Residents of the Kashmere Gate, Civil Lines area

                                   Jama Masjid(New Delhi) Jama Masjid About The Masjid I Jahan Numa(World-reflecting Mosque), commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. About It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656 at a cost of 1 million rupees and was inaugurated by an Imam from Bhukhara, present-day Uzbekistan. The mosque was completed in 1656 AD with three great gates, four towers and two 40 m high Minarets constructed of strips of Red Sandstone and white marble. The courtyard can accommodate more than 25,000 persons. There are three domes on the terrace which are flanked by the two minarets. On the floor, a total of 899 black borders are marked for worshippers. The architectural plan of Badshahi Masjid, built by Shah Jahan's son Aurangzeb at Lahore, Pakistan, is similar to the Jama Masjid, Delhi. The mosque has been the site of two attacks, one in 2006 and another in 2010. During the first, two

                                              India Gate India Gate About India Gate is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the 'ceremonial axis of New Delhi India formally called Kingsway India Gate is a memorial of 82000 soldiers of the Indian Army who died in the period 1914-21 in the first World War, in France Flanders, Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and elsewhere in the near and far east, and the third Anglo Afgan wars 13,000 serviceman's names including some soldiers and officers from the United Kingdom, are inscribed on the Gate>the India Gate on the Though a War Memorial, evokes the architectural styles of the triumphal arch like the arch of the constatine, outside  the colusseum int the Rome, and is often compared to the ar che Triomphe in Paris,and the gateway of the India in Mumbai.It was designed by the Sir Edwin. History The India Gate, originally named All India War Memorial, was built to pay homa