Tuesday, June 9, 2015
The India Gate is a war memorial located near the Rajpath.
The India Gate was also called as All India War Memorial by the British, it was built in memory of the 82,000 soldiers who died fighting in the First World War from 1914 to 1921 in various countries. The names of the soldiers are inscribed on the Gate walls. It was inaugurated in February 1931 by Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
India Gate was designed by Edwin Lutyens, who used to specialize in War Memorials.
On the Monument below the word India, is mentioned "TO THE DEAD OF THE INDIAN ARMIES WHO FELL HONOURED IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS MESOPOTAMIA AND PERSIA EAST AFRICA GALLIPOLI AND ELSEWHERE IN THE NEAR AND THE FAR-EAST AND IN SACRED MEMORY ALSO OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED AND WHO FELL IN INDIA OR THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER AND DURING THE THIRD AFGHAN WAR"
Due to security reasons one cannot come close to it. It is guarded by soldiers. But special permissions are taken for movie shoots. Hece you will see India Gate featuring in many Bollywood movies like Rang De Basanti.
Amar Jawan Jyoti, or the flame of the immortal soldier, is constructed near the foot of India Gate. It is a structure made of black marble, on which is placed a reversed rifle, capped by war helmet, bound by four urns, each with the permanent light i.e. jyoti.
It was built to remind us of the soldiers who died fighting in the India Pakistan War which was fought in December 1971.
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The India Gate was also called as All India War Memorial by the British, it was built in memory of the 82,000 soldiers who died fighting in the First World War from 1914 to 1921 in various countries. The names of the soldiers are inscribed on the Gate walls. It was inaugurated in February 1931 by Viceroy, Lord Irwin.
India Gate was designed by Edwin Lutyens, who used to specialize in War Memorials.
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| India Gate |
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| India Gate |
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| India Gate |
It was built to remind us of the soldiers who died fighting in the India Pakistan War which was fought in December 1971.
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