A Trip to DelhiA Trip to Delhi

Presented By – Ashish Kumar

The History of Delhi

Delhi – The heart of India. It has a great historical past.

There are a lot of monument.

These monuments are thousands of year old.

Delhi

Earlier it is known as Indraprasth, then it becomes Delhi.

After independence it becomes New Delhi - The Capital of India.

The Old Delhi has its own Ancient History.

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Red FortRed Fort

Red FortRed Fort

One of the most spectacular pieces of Mughal Architecture is the Lal Quila or the Red Fort. Built by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648, the Red Fort has walls extending up to 2 kms. in length with the height varying from 18 mts. on the river side to 33 mts. on the city side.

The Fort sports all the obvious trappings befitting a vital centre of Mughal governance: halls of public and private audiences, domed and arched marble palaces, plush private apartments, a mosque, and elaborately designed gardens.

Red FortRed Fort

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The Fort also houses the Diwan-i-Am or the Hall of Public Audiences, where the Emperor would sit on a marbled paneled alcove, studded with gems, and hear complaints of the common people.

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The Diwan-i-Khas is the hall of Private Audiences, where the Emperor held private meetings. This hall is made of marble, and its centre-piece used to be the Peacock Throne, which was studded with rubies and gems and was carried away to Iran by Nadir Shah in 1739.

The Rang Mahal or the 'Palace of Colours' as it is known, holds a spectacular Lotus shaped fountain, made out of a single piece of marble, and housed the Emperor's wives and mistresses.

Rail MuseumRail Museum

The Rail Museum is situated at Shanti Path, Chanakya puri, near Motibagh. Here one can see the original Rail Engine & Van from 19….

There are a lot of attractive models of the engine, signals, and other equipments used till now by Indian Railway.

There is a toy train in which you can travel through out the museum.