Red Fort

Red Fort is laid out along the river Yamuna as an uneven octagon, bounded by a wall of about 2.4 km in boundary and is built of red sandstone. The fort has two main entrances, the Delhi Gate and the Lahori Gate which faces the famed Chandni Chowk market. The Fort has Diwan-e-am, and Diwan-e-Khas where the king would grant audience to the public and would grant audience to significant people respectively. In addition this is the Rang Mahal, the water cooled Apartment for the royal ladies.

Qutub Minar

This splendid construction in the southern part of the captal was built by a Muslim King , Qutub-ud-din Aibak in 1199 A.D. Minar is 72.5 m high and has as its base a mosque. In front of the impressive structure is an Iron Pillar supposed to have been built in the 5th century A.D.

India Gate

India Gate is mainly a monument to unidentified soldier. Designed by Lutyens, the 42 meter high structure is a war memorial in admiration of soldiers who died during the first world war. The structure has an eternal flame (Amar Jawan Jyoti) to respect the reminiscence of the mysterious soldiers.

Old Fort

Legend has it that the fort marked the site of Indraprastha ,the wonderful capital of the Pandavas, though the construction was carried out by Sher Shah Suri. The structure dwells a mosque which has a double storeyed octagonal tower. At the foot of the hill is the lake where the Delhi Tourism has planning for boating and also arranges a sound and light show.

 Bahai Temple

It is a modern architectural marvel of the Bahai faith and is visible from numerous spots in south delhi. It is Lotus shaped and has rightly been given the name. It is made up of marble, cement dolomite and sand.

 Humayun's Tomb

This tomb, which as built by emperor Humanyun's wife, took eight years to complete. The blend of white marble and red sand stone was a great pressure on later Mughal architecture. It is normally regarded as a model of the famed Taj Mahal of Agra.

 Jantar Mantar

Within the Connaught Place are is the Jantar Mantar observatory built by the Rajput King of Jaipur, It was supposed to have been built with stonework instruments for watching the movements of the stars and the planets.

Safdarjung Tomb

The garden tomb was built in 1753-54 soon after Safdarjung died. It is a red and a brown sandstone with double storeyed towers in the corners and is one of the last example of Mughal architecture.