India Gate, Delhi

India Gate is constructed as a memorial and was built in the memory of 90,00 soldiers who laid down their lives during World war I. Located at Rajpath, India Gate Delhi is 42 m high and is a popular relaxation area during the summer evenings. This monument also acts as popular picnic spot during winter. Also known as the All India War Memorial or the Gate of India, India Gate was designed and constructed by Lutyens. He is same architect who designed government buildings in New Delhi.

About India Gate - The Architectural Marvel.

A tour of Lutyens’ Delhi just has to kick off with the stately India Gate at the east end of the broad Janpath (earlier Kingsway) that leads to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Another additional 13,516 names engraved on the arch and foundations form a separate memorial to the British and Indian soldiers killed on the North-West Frontier in the Afghan War of 1919.