Humayun's park area

Sight seeing in Delhi

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August 10th 2014
Geo: 28.6451, 77.1932Today we hired a taxi for the day to show us around Delhi. Due to the upcoming Independence Day celebrations, we were unable to enter the Red Fort. We visited Raj Ghat where there is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. There is a marble platform with an eternal flame that marks the spot of his 1948 cremation.From there we visited Humayun's tomb. At the entrance to the par ... read more

Asia » India

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more