New Delhi used to be a desolate slope. 19 1 1 started to build the city, 1929 began to take shape. 193 1 became the capital. 1947 India became the capital after independence.
Mrass Square is the center of the city, and the streets of the city are radial and cobweb-like, extending in all directions. Most magnificent buildings are concentrated in the city center. The main government agencies are concentrated on both sides of the broad avenue stretching for several kilometers from the presidential palace to the India Gate in the urban area. Small white, light yellow and light green buildings are scattered among the shady trees. Parliament building is a large disc-shaped building, surrounded by tall white marble columns, which is a typical Central Asian building, but the eaves and capitals are carved in Indian style. The roof of the presidential palace is a huge hemispherical structure with obvious Mughal legacy.
On the Yamuna River in the east of the city, Gandhi's tomb made of black marble is placed in the center of the concave cemetery, solemn and solemn. The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in the south of the city was built at 1930. Because there are three bronze statues of ancient warriors with spears in front of the hospital, it is also called "Three Idols House". The museum displays Nehru's speeches, works, wills, address books and photos of his personal life published in various languages. There is an ancient observatory built in 17 10 in the Chintomento Park on Parliament Avenue. This observatory has four groups of buildings with strange shapes, which are used to measure the sun, the moon and the stars respectively.
In New Delhi, monasteries and temples can be seen everywhere. The most famous temple is the Brahimi-Narain Temple funded by the Bila consortium. Located at the western end of the city, Connaught Market is the largest commercial center in New Delhi.
New Delhi is also the transportation center of the country, with five national highways, six railways and two airports.
In addition, there are art palaces, museums and other places of interest, as well as the famous Delhi University and many scientific research institutions. Ivory carving, craft painting, gold and silver embroidery, decorations and bronzes here are also famous all over the country.
Old Delhi, adjacent to the capital New Delhi, is a famous ancient capital of India. As early as 1200 years ago, India's famous epic Mahabharata recorded that the heroes of Pandu people had built their capital here. In 1 th century BC, Raja Diri, an Indian maharaja, rebuilt the city, hence the name Delhi. In A.D. 1648, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan renamed Derine Bade Shah Hanjia.