The Masjid-i Jehan-Numa, commonly known as
the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques
in India.It was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan
between 1650 and 1656, and inaugurated by its first
Imam, Syed Abdul Ghafoor Shah Bukhari. Situated in the
Mughal capital of Shahjahanabad (today Old Delhi), it
served as the imperial mosque of the Mughal emperors
until the demise of the empire in 1857
Jantar Mantar
5.9 Km Away
A Jantar Mantar is an assembly of
stone-built astronomical instruments, designed to be
used with the naked eye. There were five Jantar Mantars
in India, all of them built at the command of the Rajah
Jai Singh II, who had a keen interest in mathematics,
architecture and astronomy; four remain, as the Jantar
Mantar at Mathura was torn down just before the revolt
of 1857
The India Gate (formerly known as the All
India War Memorial) is a war memorial located astride
the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial
axis" of New Delhi, formerly called Kingsway. It stands
as a memorial to 90,000 soldiers of the British Indian
Army who died in between 1914 and 1921 in the First
World War, in France, Flanders, Mesopotamia, Persia,
East Africa, Gallipoli and elsewhere in the Near and the
Far East, and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.
Lotus Temple
17.7 Km Away
The Lotus Temple, located in Delhi, India,
is a Baháʼí House of Worship that was dedicated in
December 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it has
become a prominent attraction in the city. Like all
Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is open to all,
regardless of religion or any other qualification.