Red Capital Residence

... (Ashoka Stambha), which stands tall unaffected by the test of time. While passing through the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the official residence of the President of India designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, we reached Jantar Mantar.I was overwhelmed to see this ...

... to scoop curries with roti bread. The Red Fort was built between 1638 and 1648 by Shah Jahan as a royal residence for what would be the third capital of Rajasthan, after Agra and Delhi. This ShahJahanabad would not last. Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his ...

... names of the soldiers who died in these wars are inscribed on the walls. Next we saw the Presidents House, which is the official residence of the President to date, built in 1931. Until 1950 it was known as Viceroy's House and served as the residence of ...

... moved in ten years later.  This fort was different to the others we’ve seen as it was built as a residence as well as a defense against marauding invaders, thus there are plush apartments, beautiful gardens and all the other trappings of ...

... a camp site and booked into the closest one we could find. Unfortunately this appeared to be a camp site with a lot of long term residence aka trailer trash, but it had a Barbie so who were we to argue. We also managed to discover that you can buy 4 ...

... , there is not much wrong with a country where you can go to the local grocery store and buy the three basic food groups (red wine, white wine, and a litre of beer) and some incidentals like bread, potatoes, vegetables, meat, juice, etc, and spend less ...

The capital of India had a lot of pretty monument and sights in store for us. We started our tour at Qutub Minar, which is an impressive-looking and well preserved 70m tall victory tower with Arabic inscriptions built by a Mughal emperor in the 15th ...

... we walked over to take a look at the current government offices that were located next door to the president’s residence within the Secretariat Building or Central Secretariat.  This was the place where the Cabinet Secretariat was housed, which ...

... were quite elaborate. Next to the Diwan's were the Hammams or Royal Baths as well as the Shahi Burj, the royal residence. The residence itself was quite modest but it was interesting to see none-the-less. The streets were quite crowded after we left ...

... the city's architecture with such buildings as the Rashtrapati Bhavan or the Presidential Palace designed by Lutyens. It was originally the residence of the Viceroy of India but is now the official residence of the President of India. Our journey also ...

... Unknown Soldier, the Amar Jawan Jyoti. We then walked over to the presidential house.  Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India, is located at the west end of the 2 1/2km long Rajpath ...

... Unknown Soldier, the Amar Jawan Jyoti. We then walked over to the presidential house.  Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India, is located at the west end of the 2 1/2km long Rajpath ...

... are showcased throughout the many rooms; and most of all the fact that the current Maharaja of Jaipur still uses it as his residence adds to the significant nature of the place. - We were lucky enough to find ourselves in Karauli – a small town off ...

... built for as each information plaque gave a different date and reason), we think it was built in the 1500’s as a palatial residence for the ruling emperor. It was used for stately visits of rulers from other areas and there was even an area where ...

... and then off to tour Delhi. In Delhi we saw that World War 1 Memorial, the Parliament House, Secretariat Buildings, the Official Residence of the President of India, the Gandhi Museum, and the Baha'i House of Warship. This all really cool even though it ...

... family from England visited Delhi, the personal belongings of the queen disappeared as they were being transported from the ship to her Delhi residence and later ended up on sale at the market that is now called by this name) as well as Meena Bazaar, and ...

... in the tomb explodes.  Since I have a longer lens on my camera I zoom in to see that wild parakeets have taken up residence in the cracks of the tomb. We are getting pretty tired by now and Rajeev suggests that we take a short rest at the Kashmir ...

... showing the long queue to reach Evita's spot.  Thank goodness it was not too hot.  Roxy, even cats had taken up residence there! The picture of Dad standing in front of a Pink Building, is where Eva Peron addressed the crowds when in ...

... of the weather and found the ANU campus without difficulty. It takes up a good portion of the downtown, and finding Alice's residence was a bit trickier. The building, Burton and Garran Hall, is a self-catered residence for about 500 students, and ...

... , at Parliament House. It seemed bigger and grander than our Parliament. The same road ended at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence for the Indian President and also the official residence of the Viceroy when the British ruled India. We got out to ...

Today I visited some famous sites in Old Delhi, including the Red Fort ( a once opulent royal residence of the Mughals) Jama Masjid Mosque ( India's largest mosque can hold over 25,000 people), and Humayun's Tomb ( inspired by the Taj Mahal which was ...