Red Fort                                                                          

The magnificent Red Fort or Lal Qila was built by the emperor Shah Jahan ad is a part of the walled city of Shahjahanabad. Within its fortifications are exquisite palaces, a finely proportioned mosque the Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque, the Diwan-i -Am or hall of public audiece and the finely ornamented Diwan-Khas or hall opof privae audience, where the Mughal emperors held court seated o the bejewelled golden Peacock Throe.

Jama Masjid

Located just opposite the fort is the imposing  Jama Masjid with its black and white striped onion domes and minarets, one of the largest and the most elegant mosques in India.

Purana Qila

The old Fort with its massive walls and imposing gateways overlooks the modern city of New delhi. It is located on what is possibly the site of the ancient settlement of Indraprastha-the ciy founded by the Pandavas during the epic times of Mahabharata.

Humayun's Tomb

Another magnificent Mughal building, the tomb of the emperor Humayun was built by his wife in 1565-66.

Set in a square enclosed garden, the finely proportioned structure in red sandstone and marble served later as a model for the Taj Mahal.

India Gate

At the heart of the elegant capital  city, laid out by the British is the India Gate. A memorial created for the soldiers killed in the war, the elegant 42 meter arch in buff colored sandstone at the end of the ceremonial avenue, the Rajpath.

Rashtrapati Bhawan.

The imposing Presidential palace flanked by the splendid towers and cupolas of the Secretariat buildings is located on Raisina Hill, overlooking the Rajpath.

Parliament House

The elegant circular and colonnaded Pairlament House stands close by. Buit in buff and red stone, the beautifully proportioned structure has a circumference of nearby one third of a mile.

Jantar Mantar

This fascinating observatory, with enormous astronomical instruments constructed in brick and plaster, was erected by that intrepid astronomer and king Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur in 1724.

Lodi Gardens

A splendid landscape garden surrounds the 15th century tombs of the Lodi kings, Ibrahim Lodi the last kings.

Hauz Khaz

The royal Tank (Hauz Khaz ) was excavated in 1300 AD by Allaudin Khalji to supply water to his  new capital siri. Today the ruins of a madarasa are to be seen here. This theological collage was built at a later date by Feroz shah Tughlaq and his tomb also stands close by.

Qutab Minar Complex

Dominating the ruins of the earliest existing settlement of Delhi is the city's famous landmark -the Qutab Minar. The imposing victory tower 73 metre high was built the Qutbuddin Aibak the founder of the Slave Dynasty.

The tapering, fluted structure has five stores, each market by intricately carved projections or balconies.

Tughlaqabad Fort

In the southern periphery of Delhi are the ruins of a massive fort. This was once the capital of the Tughlaq kings an impregnable fortification built by Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq in 1321. The Elegant tomb of the emperor in red sandstone with its sloping walls and white dome, located near the fort, is considered to be one of the best exaples of  Tughlaq architecture.

Feroz Shah Kotla

The remains of teh second city or the Tughlaqs is to be found between the Purana Qila and teh walled city of Shahjanabad. It was erected by Feroz Shah Tughlaq in 1354. Very little remains today but still standing rather incongruously on top of the ruins is an impressive Ashoka Pillar. Monolithic and over 12.8 metre. in height, weighing 27 tones, it was brought by Feroz Shah and installed here.

Bahai House of Worship

Beautifully designed, the Bha'i House of Worship (also known as the Lotus Temple) is built in the shape of a lotus. Its petals constructed in concrete and faced with white marble hand an extraordinary lightness. Nine pool of water around the structure add to the illusion of lotus floating in a water.