INDIAN GATE

INDIAN GATE

India Gate is a national monument, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The gate of India is located in the heart of the capital city Delhi of India.

India Delhi Gate is 42 meters high, located in Rajpath, New Delhi. The Indian Gate is also called the All India War Memorial, because it was made in the memory of 90,000 soldiers, who left their lives during World War I. It was built in 1921. Amar Jawan Jyoti is lit under the gate of India since 1971. The names of Many Indian soldiers have been written on the gate of India which got killed in the Afgan War in 1919.

The gate of India is also a famous picnic spot. Families gather at the gate of India at night for fun and enjoyment. This place is also loved by the tourist. Daily number of tourists visiting the gate of India. This is the most entertaining place especially on summer night. On summer evenings a very good meeting of people comes at the gate of India. This time it gets very crowded, but people still enjoy it a lot there. Here you can find the green around, a small lake that is used for navigation. At the gate of India you can also taste Indian fast food like chana jor garam, pakodas daal ka, fruit chaat, very famous indian bhelpuri and many more over there.

The monument is made of red sandstone and granite. When it was built, there was a statue of King George V had been under the canopy of India Gate, later it was removed to the coronation park with other statues. After independence from India, the gate of India became the site of the Amar Jawan Jyoti or the Flame of the immortal soldier.

Amar Jawan Jyoti is burning under the arch of the Indian gate, which marks the tomb of the unknown soldier. The sanctuary is a black marble cenotaph with a rifle placed in its barrel crowned by the soldier's helmet. Each face of the cenotaph has the golden words Amar Jawan inscribed. The four corners of the cenotaph have four torches that perpetually illuminate and are kept alive. Today it has become a custom for the Prime Minister and the President of India to pay tribute to the memorial on occasions of state ceremonies. On the day of the republic of the nation, the Prime Minister pays tribute along with the other heads of the Armed Forces before the military parade on the Raj road.