India Gate - Architecture of India

India Gate – Republic Day

India Gate - Architecture of India
India Gate - Architecture of India
Picture – Rajesh Advani

We wish all Indians a happy 65th Republic Day. Picture above is of National Monument of India, India Gate. Situated at New Delhi, designed by The British Architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, India Gate commemorates the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during the World War I. India gate boasts of  a 42 meter tall stone arch of victory, located on the Eastern side of Rajpath, in the heart of Delhi.

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