INDIA GATE
Famous As: All India War Memorial
Designed By: Edwin Lutyens In 1921
Height: 42m
At the center of New Delhi stands the 42m high India Gate,
an "Arc-de-Triomphe" like Archway in the middle of a crossroad.
Almost similar to its French counterpart war memorial. It commemorates the
70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army
during the First World War and bears the names of more than 13,516 British
and Indian soldiers killed in the Northwestern Frontier in the Afghan war
of 1919.
The
foundation stone was laid by His Royal Highness, the Duke of Connaught in
1921 and was designed by Edwin Lutyens. The monument was dedicated 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 independence.
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 huge molding, beneath, which are inscribed Imperial sons.
Above on both sides is inscribed INDIA, flanked by MCM and to the right,
XIX. The shallow domed bowl at the top was intended to be filled with
burning oil on anniversaries but this is rarely done.
Surrounding the imposing structure is a large expanse of lush green
lawns, which is a popular picnic spot. One can see hoards of people moving
about the brightly lit area and on the lawns on summer evenings.
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