DELHI
Qutub Minar
The most remarkable constructions of the ancient period of history is five-tiered Delhi Qutb Minar (Victory Tower), whose construction dates back to XII century AD In 1199 Qutb al-Din built the minaret of Qutub Minar, stands as a monument of victory and completed the previously built a mosque nearby. Cone-shaped five-tiered tower 72.5 meters was constructed of red-yellow sandstone and adorned with magnificent ornaments and engraved with sayings from the Koran.
Lakshmi Narayan Temple
One of the attractions of New Delhi is the Lakshmi Narayan – the temple of white and pink marble, dedicated to the gods Krishna (Narayana) and his wife Lakshmi solntselikoy built Birla family of industrialists known. Krishna and Lakshmi – patrons of love and family happiness – the most popular deities of the Hindu religion.
Red Fort
If in the middle of XVII century there was a paradise on earth, he was here.
Red Fort or Lal Qila, owes its name of red sandstone, which make up its walls. The length of the perimeter wall 2,4 km. And its height varies from 18 meters from the river side to 33 meters from the city. The fort was built between 1639 and 1648 when Mughal ruler Shah Jahan and is known for its wealth: marble, gold and silver, and precious finish.
Agra Fort
Construction of the fort was started by Emperor Akbar in 1565 and ended only with the reign of his grandson Shah Jahan. Used initially only for military purposes, the castle has gradually become the palace: for high walls with 2,5 km long and 10 m wide hiding her amazingly beautiful gardens, terraces, halls and colonnades.
Crypt Itemad-ud-Daula is at the center of Persian fleet, striking elegance of line and precision finishing. Nordzhahan, brilliant wife of Jahangir, built it for his parents. Small-sized tomb on the outskirts of Taj Mahal reflects the great taste and mind gifted Empress.
Afghan Memorial Church of St. John the Evangelist
The church is located in the southern region Kolaba, “long arm” slight drop in the ocean. The church was built in 1847 and consecrated 11 years later as a memorial to the victims in the first Afghan soldier. It’s a beautiful piece of architecture with Gothic arches and stained glass.
Cathedral of St. Thomas.
Cathedral of St. Thomas, referring to the outstanding Christian churches of Mumbai, built in the center of land area in 1796 by Samuel Ezekiel (Samaj Hasandzhi) in gratitude for his rescue from Tipu Sultan’s after-Mysore War II.
House of the Supreme Court and the Old Secretariat.
The buildings were designed and built by Colonel Henry Eagle St. Clair Wilkins for the period 1867 – 1874, respectively. Their architecture is sustained in the strict Victorian Gothic Revival style.
University building
Construction of the University and College Elfinstoun with a central tower 85 meters tall and covered balcony funded Sir Jehangir Kovasdzhi Redimani. This complex, together with a library and a clock tower (now called Rajabali) was completed in 1878.