India Gate
India
Gate is a majestic high arch, 42 meters high, built as a memorial to the Indian
soldiers killed in the World War I. Beneath it burns an eternal flame. From
the base of the arch one can get a good view of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Located on Rajpath, the road which leads to the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhawan,
the gate is 160 feet high with an arch of 138 feet.
Built as a memorial to commemorate 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 gesture in memory
of the Indian soldiers who laid their lives in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
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