India Gate

India Gate Review

Anchoring a traffic circle near the far end of Rajpath from the Indian government, this massive sandstone arch was designed by Lutyens in 1931, in memory of the 90,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who fell in World War I and the third Afghan War of the late 19th century. In the 1970s, the government of India added a memorial to India's unknown soldier, the Amar Jawan Jyoti, beneath the arch. While traffic speeds neatly around the outer circle, vendors occupy the inner circle, and people amble and socialize on the lawns. Come in early evening and you'll find all sorts of activity, from men offering to make monkeys "dance" for a fee to impromptu cricket matches to youngsters splashing in the decorative stream nearby.