Monuments in Delhi

karuna · Jan 27th, 2008, 19:41

Ooooh- a planetarium? Where? Where?!

Edit: I got it! You have just made this geek's day.
http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/
Address : Nehru Planetarium, Teen Murti House, New Delhi, India - 110011.

safari vala · Jan 27th, 2008, 21:00

chhiragh i delhi has some well preserved tile work which may or may not be original.

machadinha · Jan 27th, 2008, 21:09

Karuna, you might enjoy this thread: Stargazing

vtrravikumar · Jan 27th, 2008, 21:48

Capital city does have a lot in it to show off.

edwardseco · Jan 27th, 2008, 23:47

OT a bit but the comment on Delhi reminds me that its big advantage besides history is great cultural shows. If you can find out about these through event magazines, etc..

safari vala · Jan 28th, 2008, 07:01

Indian habitat centre has live music and dance of the traditional sort .

cooldude · Jan 30th, 2008, 00:13

Here are some of the monuments in delhi i think i have seen all of them...
Laj pat bhawan
Quatab minar
India Gate
Lodhi Tombs
Chatterpur Temple
Tughlakabad Fort
Jama Masjid
North and South Block
Raisina Hill and President's Bhavan...

shashank.aggarwal · Jan 30th, 2008, 10:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooldude

Here are some of the monuments in delhi i think i have seen all of them...
Laj pat bhawan
Quatab minar
India Gate
Lodhi Tombs
Chatterpur Temple
Tughlakabad Fort
Jama Masjid
North and South Block
Raisina Hill and President's Bhavan...

you have missed some of the most important places..

1. Red Fort.
2. Old Fort.
3. Humayun's Tomb
4. Nizamuddin Dargah
5. Lotus Temple
6. Akshardham Temple.
7. Birla Mandir
8. Bangla Sahib Gurudwara
9. Rajghat..

The list goes on and on...

capt_mahajan · Jan 30th, 2008, 10:34

Interesting thread.

The son et lumiere at the Red fort is well worthwhile.

safari vala · Jan 30th, 2008, 10:51

the sound and light show at the purana qila is also good and cheaper than a day visit or vijit as some Hindi speakers would say.

Dilliwala · Feb 2nd, 2008, 01:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by safari vala

the sound and light show at the purana qila is also good and cheaper than a day visit or vijit as some Hindi speakers would say.

If you want to make fun of Indian accents, there's another thread for it. Look under Chai and Chat (I think).

Mikki · Feb 2nd, 2008, 02:17

The Luytens bungalows along Krishna Menon Marg and other tree-lined streets nearby are among my favorite "monuments" in Delhi. Usually they can only be seen from the road, but I love those streets early in the morning and once I actually persuaded a kind-hearted security guard to let me in just to look and take a few pictures. We ended up having tea together on the beautiful lawn in front of the house, talking about politics and life in general. Unforgettable!! I guess the resident MP was away.

jyotirmoy · Feb 2nd, 2008, 10:55

Some curious travellers may seek out the following:
Tomb of Razia Sultan
Tomb of Jahan Ara
Tomb of the martyr saint
Actually the list could be very long.

safari vala · Jul 15th, 2008, 16:52

I really liked the sultaan ghari tomb on my recent visit.It is about 8 km from the Qutb minar and not well sign posted.The local villagers regard it as the tomb of a pir sahib.It is approx. from the same period as the Qutb minar.You need a car and driver. I can give you the name and number of the chap I hired. PM me.

safari vala · Jul 15th, 2008, 16:53

Razia sultan 's tomb was interesting to visit and not THAT hard to find.Delhi's only female ruler , from the 1200's.One for the history buffs like me.
The list IS endless if you are talking about Delhi

Jan 27th, 2008, 21:09	#33
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Jan 27th, 2008, 19:41	#31
karuna The cat's mother Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: the wrong side of the Y-A-M-U-N-A Posts: 2,012	Ooooh- a planetarium? Where? Where?! Edit: I got it! You have just made this geek's day. http://www.nehruplanetarium.org/ Address : Nehru Planetarium, Teen Murti House, New Delhi, India - 110011.

Jan 27th, 2008, 21:00	#32
safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 235	chhiragh i delhi has some well preserved tile work which may or may not be original.

Jan 27th, 2008, 23:47	#35
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,423	OT a bit but the comment on Delhi reminds me that its big advantage besides history is great cultural shows. If you can find out about these through event magazines, etc..

Jan 28th, 2008, 07:01	#36
safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 235	Indian habitat centre has live music and dance of the traditional sort .

Jan 30th, 2008, 00:13	#37
cooldude Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: delhi Posts: 5	Here are some of the monuments in delhi i think i have seen all of them... Laj pat bhawan Quatab minar India Gate Lodhi Tombs Chatterpur Temple Tughlakabad Fort Jama Masjid North and South Block Raisina Hill and President's Bhavan...

Jan 30th, 2008, 10:34	#39
capt_mahajan Dis member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 10,864	Interesting thread. The son et lumiere at the Red fort is well worthwhile.

Jan 30th, 2008, 10:51	#40
safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 235	the sound and light show at the purana qila is also good and cheaper than a day visit or vijit as some Hindi speakers would say.

Feb 2nd, 2008, 02:17	#42
Mikki Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 143	The Luytens bungalows along Krishna Menon Marg and other tree-lined streets nearby are among my favorite "monuments" in Delhi. Usually they can only be seen from the road, but I love those streets early in the morning and once I actually persuaded a kind-hearted security guard to let me in just to look and take a few pictures. We ended up having tea together on the beautiful lawn in front of the house, talking about politics and life in general. Unforgettable!! I guess the resident MP was away.

Feb 2nd, 2008, 10:55	#43
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,724	Some curious travellers may seek out the following: Tomb of Razia Sultan Tomb of Jahan Ara Tomb of the martyr saint Actually the list could be very long.

Jul 15th, 2008, 16:52	#44
safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 235	I really liked the sultaan ghari tomb on my recent visit.It is about 8 km from the Qutb minar and not well sign posted.The local villagers regard it as the tomb of a pir sahib.It is approx. from the same period as the Qutb minar.You need a car and driver. I can give you the name and number of the chap I hired. PM me.

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Jul 15th, 2008, 16:53	#45
safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 235	Razia sultan 's tomb was interesting to visit and not THAT hard to find.Delhi's only female ruler , from the 1200's.One for the history buffs like me. The list IS endless if you are talking about Delhi