Chandni Chowk

Qutb Minar, Humayun's Tomb and The Lotus Temple

Presidential Palace and India Gate, Delhi, India

Here are photos of the Presidential Palace and its surrounding administrative and governmental buildings. I was particularly taken with the iron gate that sits at the palace's entry. This complex was completed around 1929. It was designed by a British architect during the time of British occupation of India (the design for this area was begun around 1912 when the seat of government moved from Calcutta to Delhi). 

India Gate is a massive war memorial commemorating Indian soldiers who served in WWI and the Afghan Wars. It sits on axis with the Presidential Palace.

Both the Presidential complex and India Gate are constructed from red sandstone native to India. 

Januk Puri, New Delhi

Our first few days in India, we stayed with my bua-ji (my dad's younger sister) in Delhi. She lives in an area of Delhi called Janak Puri. 

We took these photos from her front balcony that looks across to other flats and down on a sometimes-bustling street and from her back balcony that overlooks a square park surrounded by other flats. We also shot some photos from inside the flat - my aunt cooking breakfast, gazing down at her park.

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