India Gate, STEP JSSATE
India
India Gate
For Indian soldiers who died in World War I and the Afghan Wars
Established	1921
Unveiled	1931
Location	28°36′46.31″N 77°13′45.5″E / 28.6128639°N 77.229306°E / 28.6128639; 77.229306 near Delhi, India
Designed by	Edwin Lutyens

The India Gate (Hindi: इंडिया गेट) is the national monument of India. It is one of the largest war memorials in India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Originally known as All India War Memorial, it is a prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the 90,000 soldiers of the erstwhile British Indian Army who lost their lives fighting for the Indian Empire, or more correctly British Empire in India British Raj in World War I and the Afghan Wars.

Originally, a Statue of King George V had stood under the now-vacant canopy in front of the India Gate, and was removed to Coronation Park with other statues. Following India's independence, India Gate became the site of the Indian Army's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, known as the Amar Jawan Jyoti (Immortal Soldier).

[edit] The canopy

Standing right behind the gate is an empty canopy, also designed by Lutyens, and inspired by a 18th century Mahabalipuram pavilion, that until Independence of India in 1947 had the statue of King George V, which now stands in the Coronation Park, Delhi. The names of Param Veer Chakra Gallantry Award winners are also mentioned on India Gate.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Site

The 42-metre tall India Gate is situated such that many important roads spread out from it. Traffic passing around India Gate used to be continuous until the roads were closed to the public due to terrorist threats.

The lawns around Rajpath are thronged by people during the evening, when the India Gate is lit up.

[edit] Gallery

Crowds enjoy a pleasant night on the grounds around India Gate, February 2006.

[edit] See also

• Gateway of India

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: India Gate

• Satellite picture by Google Maps
• India Gate at Night
• Pictures of India Gate From a backpacker's trip around India in 2005.
• Photos and 360° panoramic view of adjacent Children Garden

• India Gate travel guide from Wikitravel