India Gate :the Largest War Memorial in the World

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India Gate

 * India Gate is in the capital of the country, Delhi.

 * India Gate is located on the Rajpath of Delhi

 * India Gate is also known as All India War Memorial


* Originally it is also known as All India War Memorial

 * Formerly it was called Kingsway

 * India Gate was built in honor of the soldiers martyred in the First World War and the Afghan War.

 The foundation stone of the India Gate memorial was laid by the British rulers in 1921.



 * This monument was completed after 10 years in 1931.

 * Its foundation stone was laid by the Duke of Connaught

 * It was designed by Admin Lutyens

 * India Gate is 43 meters high


 * India Gate is one of the largest war memorial in the world

 * India Gate was built in the memory of 80000 martyrs.

 * Names of 13300 officers and soldiers are inscribed on India Gate


A soldier's cap is placed on top of the rifle in memory of the martyred soldiers below India Gate.

 * Amar Jyoti keeps burning for 24 hours around India Gate.

 * Amar Jyoti was started in 1972 by Smt. Indira Gandhi by lighting it on 26th January.

 * Republic Day parade is held in front of India Gate on 26 January every year.


* A statue of George V was installed in the umbrella installed in front of India Gate, which was removed after independence and installed in Koro National Park.

 * India Gate is inspired by the Arc de Triomphe of Paris

 * This monument is made of red and yellow sandstone

 * Many important roads of Delhi originate from the corners of India Gate.


* There is a fair-like atmosphere here at night.

 Earlier, very heavy vehicles used to pass through India Gate but now it has been closed for heavy vehicles.

 The hexagonal area of ​​India Gate, located in a diameter of 625 meters, is spread over an area of ​​306000 square meters.


* India Gate is also a popular picnic spot today

 The nearest railway station is New Delhi and the nearest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport.


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