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New & Old Delhi

Delhi, India

Altaaf Khan
Por Altaaf Khan
In Asia

December 2019

We were in Delhi for roughly 24 hours. Wanting to make the most of our time here, we checked into our hotel then headed straight out for a bit of sight seeing, visiting Raj Ghat, Jama Masjid and Old Delhi.

The following morning we started by visiting Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India, followed by Humayun’s Tomb and Qutub Minar before heading to Agra.

No better way to get acquainted with a new city than to throw yourself head first into the mad chaos.

Jama Masjid

Masjid e Jahan Numa, literally meaning the 'World-reflecting Mosque', more commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (same dude who had Taj Mahal built).

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Raj Ghat

A memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi. The black marble platform marks the spot of Gandhi's cremation, which was carried out a day after his assassination.

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Old Delhi

Purani Dilli. It was founded as a walled city named Shahjahanabad, when Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor at the time, decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra. All I can say is total chaos.

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India Gate

War memorial to soldiers of the British Indian Army who died in the First World War.

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Humayun's Tomb

Maqbara-i Humayun, is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife, Empress Bega Begum.

Several smaller monuments dot the pathway leading up to the tomb, including one that even pre-dates the main tomb itself, by twenty years; it is the tomb complex of Isa Khan Niyazi, a Pashtun noble.

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Qutub Minar

Inspired by the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan to celebrate the victory of Muhammad Ghori over the Rajput king, Prithviraj Chauhan. Its construction also marked the beginning of Muslim rule in India.

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Rashtrapati Bhavan

Official residence of the President of India

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Wannabe amateur photographer from Tavua, Western Fiji who now calls Sydney, Australia home.
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