Popular Historical places to visit in Delhi

Here's a list of Popular Historical places to visit in Delhi recommended by our experts:

Qutub Minar

Qutub Minar

Monument in Delhi
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Qutab Minar, This incredible example of early Indo-Islamic architecture is the tallest brick structure in the world. Built as early as the 12th century by ...

Iron Pillar

Iron Pillar

Place to Visit in Delhi
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Iron Pillar, iIn the centre of the mosque. True to its name, this is a 7 m iron pillar erected in 400 AD by Chandragupta II Vikramaditya, also known as "he, by ...

Red Fort, Delhi

Red Fort, Delhi

Place to Visit in Delhi
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The Red Fort was the residence of the Mughal emperors of India. The fort is located in the centre of Delhi, and is open to the public and now houses a ...

India Gate

India Gate

Monument in Delhi
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The India Gate, originally called the All India War Memorial, is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the ceremonial axis of New ...

Old Fort

Old Fort

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Old Fort of Delhi is a fascinating building that survived the ravages of time. The Old Fort or the Purana Qila is also known as the 'Qila-i-kuhna masjid' built ...

Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar

Monument in Delhi
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The Jantar Mantar is located in the modern city of New Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The site is one of five built by Maharaja ...

Humayun's Tomb

Humayun's Tomb

Monument in Delhi
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Humayun's Tomb, As the name suggests this magnificent Mughal building is the tomb of the emperor Humayun, which was built by his grieve stricken wife Haji Begum...

Tughlaqabad Fort

Tughlaqabad Fort

Monument in Delhi
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Tughlaqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, stretching across 6.5 km, built by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate of ...

Jama Masjid

Jama Masjid

Mosque in Delhi
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The stunning Jama Masjid mosque is the largest in India and the final architectural magnum opus of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Construction of the mosque began ...

Aamir Khusrau Dargah

Aamir Khusrau Dargah

Mosque in Delhi
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Aamir Khusrau Dargah is a Mosque. Amir Khusrau (R.a) was a Sufi and disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia, Mehboob e ilahi (R.a). By the order of his Pir/Sheikh/...

Sultan Ghari's Tomb

Sultan Ghari's Tomb

Garden/Botanical Garden in Delhi
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Down a narrow lane, off the Mehrauli Road, is the tomb of Sultan Ghari. Built in 1231, it is one of the first funerary monuments built by the Islamic rulers in ...

Coronation Durbar Park

Coronation Durbar Park

Park in Delhi
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The park is sometimes referred to as the Coronation Memorial; it was the venue of the Delhi Durbar of 1877 when Queen Victoria was proclaimed the Empress of ...

Purana Qila (old Fort)

Purana Qila (old Fort)

Monument in Delhi

Purana Qila is the oldest fort among all forts in Delhi, and the oldest known structure of any type in Delhi. It was re built by the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri...

Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rashtrapati Bhavan

Monument in Delhi
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The Rashtrapati Bhavan, is the official home of the President of India, located in New Delhi, India. It may refer to only the mansion (the 340-room main ...

Safdarjung's Tomb

Safdarjung's Tomb

Monument in Delhi
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Safdarjung Tomb was built as a mausoleum for the Viceroy of Awadh, Safdarjung, in 1754. The main structure, built in red sandstone, is surrounded by many other ...

Khuni Darwaza

Khuni Darwaza

Monument in Delhi
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Khooni Darwaza, also referred to as Lal Darwaza. It is one of the 13 surviving gates in Delhi. It was just south of the fortified Old Delhi constructed by Sher...

Jamali Kamali Tomb And Mosque

Jamali Kamali Tomb And Mosque

Mosque in Delhi
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Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb, located in the Archeological Village complex in Mehrauli, Delhi, India, comprise two monuments adjacent to each other; one is the...