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MASJID, DELHI : The country's largest mosque where thousands of
Muslims offer prayers every day. It took over 14 to complete and was
built in 1656. It lies opposed the Red Fort. The flight of stairs and
its large courtyard are marvels of architecture. It has three gateways,
four angle towers and two minarets standing 40 metres high and
constructed of alternating vertical strips of red sandstone and white
marble. Broad flights of steps lead up to the imposing gateways. The
eastern gateway was originally only opened for the emperor, and is now
only open on Fridays and Muslim festival days.CREMATION SITES OF NATIONAL LEADERS : On the banks of the river Yamuna are the national shrines : Raj Ghat (Mahatma Gandhi); Shanti van (Jawaharlal Nehru) Vijay Ghat(Lal Bahadur Shastri), Shakti Sthal(Indira Gandhi) and Vir Bhumi (Rajiv Gandhi)  QUTUB
MINAR, DELHI : This magnificent structure in the southern part
of the capital was built by the Muslim King, Kutab-ud-din Aibak in 1199
AD. A part of it which could not be finished by completed by another
Muslim King, Iltutmish. In 1368, Feroz Shah Tughlaq rebuilt the top
storeys and added a cupola. An earthquake brought the cupola down in
1803 and an Englishman replaced it with another in 1829 but was removed
some years later. Minar(tower)is 72.5 metres high and tapers from 15
meter-diameter base to just 2.5 meter at the top. The tower has given
distinct stories, each marked by a projecting balcony. The first three
stories are made of red sandstone, the fourth and fifth of marble and
sandstone.At the foot of the Qutab Minar stands the first mosque to be built in India, the Might of Islam Mosque. Qutab-ud-din began construction of the mosque in 1193, but it has number of additions and extensions during the years. Iron Pillar : This seven meter high pillar stands in the courtyard of the mosque and has been there since long before the mosque. A six line Sanskrit inscription indicates that it was initially erected outside a Vishnu temple, possibly in Bihar and was raised in memory of the Gupta King Chandragupta Vikramaditya, who ruled from 375 to 413. The pillar is made of a very exceptional pure iron. Scientists have never discovered how this iron has not rusted even after 2000 years. TUGHLAQUABAD FORT, DELHI : The massively strong walls of Tughlaqabad, the third city of ancient Delhi, is situated in east of Qutab Minar. The walled city and fort with 13 gateways was built by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq. The storey behind the construction of this massive fort is that the king took away workers who were engaged in constructing a shrine of Sufi Saint Nizam-ud-din. As a result the Sufi Saint cursed the King that his city will not be inhabited for long and only Gujars (shepherds) will shelter here. Truly, today is the situation. NIZAMUDDIN, DELHI : Across the road from Humayun's Tomb is the shrine of the Muslim Sufi saint, Nizamud-din Chishti, who died in 1325 at 92. His shrine, with its large tank, is one of the several interesting tombs here. Other tomb in this area include the later grate of Jahanara, the daughter of Shah Jahan, who stayed with her father during his imprisonment by Aurangzeb in Agra's Red Fort, Amir Kusru, a renowned Urdu poet. On Thursday around sunset time, the qawwali singers start performing after the evening prayers. LODI GARDENS, DELHI : About three km to the west of Humayun's Tomb are the well kept gardens and in the gardens are the tombs of the Sayyid and Lodi rulers. Mohammed Shah's Tomb(1450) was a prototype for the later Mughal style tomb of Humayun's, a design which would eventually develop into the Taj Mahal. The other tomb include those of Mubarak Shah(1433), Ibrahim Lodi(1526) and Sikander Lodi (1517). HAUS KHAS : Situated midway between Safdarjang and the Qutab Minar, this area was once the reservoir for the second city of Delhi. Siri, which lies slightly to the east. Interesting sights here include Feroz Shah's Tomb (1398) and the remains of an ancient college.  BAHAI
TEMPLE : Lying to the east of Siri is this building shaped like
a lotus flower. Built between 1980 and 1986, it is set amongst pools and
gardens, and adherents of any faith are free to visit the temple and
pray or meditate, according to own religion and faith. |
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