Today India Gate is one of the important tourist places of Delhi. Every day thousands of people come to visit India Gate. If you have ever seen it, then this question must have come to your mind that what is the history of India Gate? Or who built it? In this article you will know India Gate History in Hindi. After reading this article completely, you will get answers to all such questions.
India Gate is a war memorial. Its name was earlier All India War Memorial. It is a memorial to the 84 thousand Indian Army soldiers who were martyred in the First World War and the Third Anglo-Afghan War between 1914 and 1921.
This memorial gate was designed by English architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens. Sir Edwin Lutyens designed 66 war memorials in Europe.
Apart from this, he was also a member of the Imperial War Graves Commission (IWGC). The construction of India Gate was also a part of the work of the Imperial War Graves Commission.
The foundation stone for the construction of India Gate was laid by the Duke of Connaught on 10 February 1921. Almost ten years after the foundation stone was laid, on 12 February 1931, this war memorial was inaugurated by the Viceroy Lord Irwin.
The structure of Amar Jawan Jyoti is built under the India Gate. Amar Jawan Jyoti was inaugurated on 26 January 1972 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Amar Jawan Jyoti was built in December 1971 to commemorate the Indian soldiers martyred in the war for the independence of Bangladesh.
India Gate Architecture Facts
India Gate is made of yellow and red sandstone and granite. And its lower base is made of red Bharatpur stone. Apart from this, it has been built in several stages.
The height of India Gate is 42 meters i.e. 138 feet and its width is 9.1 meters i.e. 30 feet.
India Gate is situated in a hexagonal complex.
At the top of India Gate is a shallow domed bowl.
The word INDIA is written on both sides of the arch of India Gate. And on both sides of it, MCMXIV (on the left) and MCMXIX (on the right) are written. Which means the years 1914 and 1919.
Below the word INDIA is written in capital letters:
To the dead of the Indian Armies who fell and are honoured in France and Flanders, Mesopotamia and Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and elsewhere in the Near and Far East and in Sacred Memory also of those whose names are here recorded and who fell in India on the North West Frontier and during the Third Afghan War.
The structure of India Gate is rectangular. And it has a big archway on all four sides. But two of its arches are big and high and two arches are small.
About 150 metres i.e. 490 feet east of India Gate, at the junction of six roads, there is a 73 feet i.e. 22 metres high dome.
India Gate is illuminated with colourful lights every evening from 7 pm to 9:30 pm.
Many vehicles (like cars, bikes etc.) keep passing through India Gate. But sometimes due to some occasions or other reasons, the traffic passing through India Gate is closed.
The Republic Day parade starts from the Rashtrapati Bhavan and passes around India Gate.
Many types of demonstrations keep happening at India Gate. Many people come here from other places and raise slogans and protest on various issues.
Apart from all this, India Gate and its surrounding areas have been shown in many films. Here you will also see many people making video content and shooting videos.
Apart from all this, India Gate and its surrounding areas have been shown in many movies. You will also see many people making and shooting video content here.
There are 13,313 names written on India Gate, out of which 12,357 names are Indian.
India Gate Timing & Entry Fees
India Gate is open from morning to night. You can visit India Gate at any time.
You do not have to pay any entry fee to visit India Gate.
Photography at or around India Gate is absolutely free.
You can visit India Gate on any day except some special occasions like Republic Day.
Conclusion
Many tourists from India and abroad come to visit India Gate. India Gate is a war memorial built during the British period. Many things/activities keep happening near it.
India Gate glows with colourful lights every evening. And the view around it becomes very picturesque.
India Gate and the Amar Jawan Jyoti that burns beneath it day and night remind us of the courage and bravery of the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the war.
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The construction work of India Gate started on 10 February 1921 and it was inaugurated on 12 February 1931.
Which metro station is nearest to India Gate?
The nearest metro station to India Gate is Khan Market Metro Station which is on the Violet Line. After this, the nearest metro station to India Gate is Central Secretariat Metro Station which is on both Yellow and Violet Line.
Who built the India Gate?
India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens.
