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India Gate situated on
Rajpath, the road which leads to the wonderful Rashtrapati
Bhawan, the gate is 160 feet high with an arch of 138 feet.
Built as a memorial to honor the 70,000 India soldiers killed in
World War - I, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens
and completed in 1931. Built from sandstone, the arch also
houses the Eternal Flame, a sign in memory of the Indian
soldiers who laid their lives in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
India Gate the most beautiful area of New Delhi with luxurious
green lawns in the backdrop. It is a popular picnic spot during
the winters and uniformly popular as a relaxation area
throughout the summer evenings. The monument was devoted to the
nation 10 years later by the then Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
Another memorial, Amar Jawan Jyoti was added much later,
after India got its freedom. It is in the form of a flame that
burns day and night under the arch to remind the nation of
soldiers who laid down their lives in the Indo Pakistan War of
December 1971. The entire arch stands on a low base of red
Bharatpur stone and rises in stages to a enormous molding,
under, which are inscribed Imperial sons. Above on both sides is
inscribed INDIA, flanked by MCM and to the right, XIX.
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