Sunday
10 April 2005:
10.00 hrs - 13.00 hrs
Half-day sightseeing tour of Delhi.
Delhi is the capital of India and its third
largest city. The city actually consists of two parts.
Old Delhi was the capital of Muslim India between the
17th and 19th century and has many mosques, monuments
and forts. The other Delhi is New Delhi, the imperial
city created as the capital of India by the British.
In Old Delhi, visit the Raj Ghat, a memorial at the
site where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated and drive past
the Red Fort, once the most opulent fort and palace
of the Moghul empire. In New Delhi, see Humayun's Tomb,
an early example of Moghul architecture and the Qutab
Minar, the 72.5 metre high victory tower that dates
from the onset of Muslim rule in India. Drive along
the ceremonial avenue, Rajpath, past the imposing India
Gate, Parliament House and the President's Residence.
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