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Rashtrapati Bhawan is located New Delhi.
There is a Durbar Hall inside the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi and
the dome of the hall measures 22.8 meters in diameter. The hall is marked by the beautiful colored marbles.
The building has 340 decorated rooms and a floor area of 2,00,000 square feet.
The dome is more than twice the height of the rest of the building.
The front of the Bhawan has 12 unevenly spaced pillars with four
bells carved at the top of each column.
The British Architect Lutyens was given the prime architectural opportunity of designing the building.
The Rashtrapati Bhawan is an eminent monument of British Empire which is said to be the palace of the Viceroy of India.
The Mughal Gardens is located in Rashtrapati Bhawan, India Gate, Delhi.
Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Lady Harding, the garden
occupies an area of 13 acres and is divided into three sections
(rectangular, long and circular gardens).
The garden has four waterways with uniquely crafted fountains
at their intersections that consists of 3 tiered huge red sandstone discs that resemble lotus leaves.
The garden has a variety of trees and flowers like roses,
marigold, bougainvillea, sweet william, viscaria etc among many
others.
The garden also endorses romantically designed fountains with multi-coloured lights that forms the major attractions.
Jama Masjid:-
Located opposite to Red Fort in Old Delhi.
Capacity to accommodate 25000 devotees, it is the largest mosque in India.
Jama Masjid has three gates, two minarets -40 meters in height and four towers. The minarets are made up of red sand stone and white marbles bearing stripes of black color.
The main mosque is crowned by three onion shaped domes made of white marble and inlaid with strips of black slate.
Has great religious significance as it houses a hair from the beard of Prophet and a chapter of Holy Quran written by the Prophet.
Women are not allowed to go up the minaret without a male escort, and during the time of prayer the minaret is closed.
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