Delhi Attractions
Rashtrapati Bhawan (President's House) : The official residence of the President of the country,
the building was also designed by Luytens. It was the official residence of the
Viceroy when the British ruled India. With 340 rooms and an area of about 330 acres.
The Mughal Gardens within the complex are a treat for the eyes and are open to public
during certain periods of the year
Birla Mandir (Laxmi Narayan Temple): It was built by the industrialist Raja Baldev Birla in 1938.
The
temple is an important prayer centre and contains idols of several deities.
Interestingly, Mahatma Gandhi, who inaugurated the temple, was also a regular visitor
to it
Red Fort : Built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648, the masterpiece of Red Fort has the distinction of being chosen as
a site from where the prime minister of India addresses the nation on the Independence
Day. Popular as Lal Quila, the grand and imposing fort is today a regular haunt
of tourists from all parts of the world. The fort stands as dignified and
grandiose as it did centuries ago.
Qutub Minar : This magnificent structure in the southern
part of the capital was built by the Muslim King, Kutab-ud-din Aibak in 1199 AD.
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
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