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| Travelogue: By Country | By Date | India | May 2001 | |||||
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India Gate. In 1911 when the British decided to transfer the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi, they chose a site three miles south of the existing city of Delhi. Edwin Lutyens was selected to advise on the planning of the new capital. His plan, with a central mall and wide diagonal avenues with trees in double rows on either side, resulted in a center city that is very reminiscent of Washington, D.C. The mall, with reflecting pools, etc. is called the Rajpath and the All India War Memorial Arch, called the India Gate, is near the eastern end of it. (The President's house - once the Viceroy's residence -- is on a small hill at the western end.) |
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