India Gate

Highlights:
At the centre of New Delhi stands the 42 m high India Gate. It commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during the World War I. The memorial holds the names of more than 13,500 British& Indian soldiers killed in the Afghan war of 1919. Lord Irwin, dedicated the monument to the Nation and later Amar Jawan Jyoti was added when India got its Independence. The eternal flame 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.

During nightfall, India Gate is extravagantly floodlit while the fountains nearby make a spectacular view with coloured lights. India Gate stands at one end of Rajpath, and the area surrounding it is generally referred to as 'India Gate'.

Access:

• Air: Delhi Airport
• Rail: New-Delhi station