The Parliament House Estate comprises the Parliament House, Reception Office Building, Parliament House Annexe, the Parliament Library Building, and the extensive lawns around it where ponds with fountains have been provided. The entire Parliament House Estate is enclosed by an ornamental red sand stone wall or iron grills with iron gates. The Parliament House commonly known … [Read more...]
Saddi Dilli’s Lotus Temple….
In the heart of Saddi Dilli, the bustling capital of India, a lotus-shaped outline has etched itself on the consciousness of the city's inhabitants, capturing their imagination, fuelling their curiosity, and revolutionizing the concept of worship. This is the Baha'i Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, better known as the "Lotus Temple". With the dawning of every new day, an ever-rising tide of … [Read more...]
Rashtrapati Bhavan in Saddi Dilli….
The Rashtrapati Bhavan is an eminent monument of the British Empire which is said to be the palace of the Viceroy of India. The Rashtrapati Bhavan of Dilli is considered to be the best known monument of India next to the glorious Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar. Rashtrapati Bhavan is the house of the President of India. It is a real masterpiece that was built in the British period … [Read more...]
Jantar Mantar in Saddi Dilli….
Jantar Mantar (Yantra - instruments, mantra – formulae or instruments for calculation) is an astronomical observatory with masonry instruments which was constructed in 1724. The mathematician and astronomer king, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur who built this observatory in Dilli, later during 1727 – 1734, went on to build other observatories in Jaipur, Ujjain, Varanasi and … [Read more...]
Saddi Dilli’s Jama Masjid….
Jama Masjid also known as 'Masjid-i-Jahanuma' or Mosque commanding view of the world was the principal mosque of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who also built the Taj Mahal. This great mosque of Old Dilli is the largest in India, with a courtyard capable of holding 25,000 devotees. Its construction began in 1650 and it took 6 years to complete this magnificent example of the … [Read more...]
