Canopy

New Delhi, India (Minto Road)

About

Standing behind the gate is an empty canopy made out of sandstone, also designed by Lutyens, and inspired by an 6th-century Mahabalipuram pavilion. Until the Independence of India in 1947 it contained the statue of King George V. In the 1960s it was removed and now stands in Coronation Park, Delhi. There have been a number of plans and calls to have a seated or standing statue of Mahatma Gandhi installed here, which were subject to debate and have not been agreed upon