"India Gate"

India Gate is a famous war memorial located in New Delhi, India. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and inaugurated in 1931. The monument is a tribute to the 70,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during World War I and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.

Key Features of India Gate:

• Architecture: Inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, it stands 42 meters high and is made of sandstone.
• Amar Jawan Jyoti: An eternal flame that was lit in 1971 to honor soldiers who died in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. It was later moved to the National War Memorial in 2022.
• Location: Situated on Rajpath, near Rashtrapati Bhavan (President’s House), it is a popular tourist attraction and a site for national events.