Humayun's Tomb Humayun's Tomb was built for Humayun's widow, Hamida Banu Begum. Designed by a Persian architect named Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, the construction began in 1562 and was completed in 1565. The tomb established a standard for all later Mughal monuments, which followed its design, most notably the Taj Mahal. _________ Purana Quila The Purana Quila (Old Fort) is … [Read more...]
Lutyens Delhi
India Gate and Rajpath Among some of the very important pieces of the Lutyens Delhi is the Rajpath which means the King’s Way, starts from the Vijay Chowk and is a straight road which runs up to the India Gate and beyond that. India Gate is a war memorial raised in the honor of the Indian soldiers who died during the Afghan wars and the World War I. The names of the soldiers … [Read more...]
Dilli’s History
Saddi dilli as we like to call it today with love has a very long and deep rooted history which dates back to the Mahabharata times. Saddi dilli is considered to be over 5000 years old and it embeds the history of several empires into itself. We would however like throw some light only on the past 1500 years or so and please allow us to safely assume that this should suffice. … [Read more...]
