India Gate
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The India Gate commemorates the dead Indian soldiers in the First World War and the Afghan wars.
It is a war memorial in New Delhi and also has the Indian Army’s “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.” This is called as the Amar Jawan Jyoti.
The India Gate is situated on the Rajpath.
Initially, this structure was called as “All India War Memorial.” This monument is built by Edwin Lutyens.
The names of the soldiers who lost their lives in the wars are inscribed on the walls.
The height of this monument is 42 meters and the structure has some similarity with the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
The Amar Jawan Jyoti is a black marble cenotaph. Here, there is a rifle placed on its barrel with a soldier’s helmet at the top.
On every side of this cenotaph, the words “Amar Jawan” are inscribed in gold.
On the four corners there are four torches that are continuously kept active.
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