Sights & Monuments in Delhi

Red Fort

Old Delhi

The red sandstone imperial citadel of Shah Jahan's Delhi, once the centre of Mughal power and still one of the city's defining landmarks.

Akshardham Temple

A vast, intricately carved modern temple complex on the banks of the Yamuna, Akshardham pairs traditional stone and wood craftsmanship with exhibitions on Indian culture and spirituality.

Humayun's Tomb

Nizamuddin East

A monumental garden tomb whose geometry and double dome helped establish an architectural language that later reached its finest expression in the Taj Mahal.

Jama Masjid

Old Delhi

One of India's largest historic mosques, commissioned by Shah Jahan and still surrounded by the energetic streets of Old Delhi.

Qutub Minar

Mehrauli

A spectacular archaeological complex spanning several centuries of Delhi's history, centred on the soaring Qutb Minar and surrounded by early Indo-Islamic monuments.

Lotus Temple (Bahá'í House of Worship)

Shaped like a blooming lotus in white marble, this Bahá'í House of Worship welcomes visitors of every faith into a vast, silent hall built purely for quiet reflection.

India Gate

Kartavya Path

Delhi's best-known war memorial, standing at the heart of the capital along the ceremonial avenue leading towards the presidential district.

Raj Ghat

A simple black marble platform marks the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated — an eternal flame and quiet lawns make it one of Delhi's most contemplative memorials.

Purana Qila

Mathura Road

A formidable old fort associated with the layered history of Delhi, with massive gateways, walls and surviving Mughal-era structures.

Chandni Chowk

Old Delhi

Delhi's oldest and most vibrant bazaar, a maze of lanes trading spices, jewellery and street food, unchanged in spirit since Mughal times.

Tughlaqabad Fort

Tughlaqabad

The massive ruins of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq's ambitious capital create one of Delhi's most dramatic fortified landscapes.

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

Connaught Place

Delhi's most prominent Sikh gurudwara, known for its golden dome, sacred pool, and a community kitchen that feeds thousands of visitors daily regardless of faith.

Adilabad Fort

Tughlaqabad

A smaller companion fort built near Tughlaqabad, preserving another chapter in Delhi's Sultanate-era defensive landscape.

Rashtrapati Bhawan

Kartavya Path

The grand official residence of the President of India, a monumental early-20th-century palace at the ceremonial heart of the capital.

Feroz Shah Kotla

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The remains of Firoz Shah Tughlaq's fourteenth-century city include a palace-fort, mosque and ancient Ashokan pillar.

Safdarjung Tomb

Lodhi Road

An elegant eighteenth-century garden tomb often described as one of the last major monuments of the Mughal architectural tradition.

Lodhi Garden Tombs

Lodhi Garden

A peaceful garden of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century tombs where monumental architecture sits among lawns, trees and old pathways.

Chausath Khamba

Nizamuddin

An elegant marble tomb with a forest of slender pillars, creating a strikingly quiet space within the historic Nizamuddin area.

Isa Khan's Tomb

Nizamuddin

A graceful pre-Mughal garden tomb with octagonal form, decorative canopies and a strong sense of symmetry.

Bu Halima Tomb

Humayun's Tomb complex

A small but atmospheric structure within the Humayun's Tomb precinct, part of the rich collection of monuments surrounding the imperial tomb.

Nila Gumbad

Nizamuddin

A distinctive blue-domed tomb standing near the Nizamuddin area, offering a glimpse into Delhi's varied pre-Mughal and Mughal funerary architecture.

Barakhamba Tomb

Nizamuddin

A lesser-known historic tomb whose simple name refers to its distinctive multiple-columned form.

Balban's Tomb

Mehrauli

A landmark of Delhi's early Sultanate architecture, traditionally associated with one of the first surviving true arches and domed forms in the city.

Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq's Tomb

Tughlaqabad

A compact, fortified marble-and-stone tomb set apart from the city, showing the austere architectural character of the Tughlaq period.

Lal Gumbad

Malviya Nagar

A striking red sandstone tomb with a strong geometric profile, representing the architectural language of the Delhi Sultanate.

Hauz Khas Complex

Hauz Khas

A beautiful medieval ensemble of a reservoir, madrasa, mosque and royal tombs, now set within one of Delhi's most vibrant neighbourhoods.

Tomb of Bahlol Lodi

Chirag Delhi

A simple but historically important tomb associated with the founder of the Lodi dynasty and the development of Delhi's late Sultanate architecture.

Nizamuddin Dargah

Nizamuddin

One of Delhi's most important Sufi shrines, centred on the tomb of Nizamuddin Auliya and surrounded by centuries of devotional tradition.

Afsarwala Mosque & Tomb

Humayun's Tomb complex

A compact Mughal-era mosque and tomb complex that rewards visitors interested in the quieter architectural details around Humayun's Tomb.

Jamali Kamali Mosque & Tomb

Mehrauli

A richly decorated early Mughal-period mosque and tomb complex associated with the poet Jamali, with fine ornamental details.

Begumpuri Mosque

Malviya Nagar

A large fourteenth-century mosque associated with the Tughlaq period, notable for its broad courtyard and monumental scale.

Chirag-i-Dilli Dargah

Chirag Delhi

A revered Sufi shrine associated with Nasiruddin Mahmud Chiragh-i-Delhi, continuing a long tradition of spiritual life in the capital.

Moti Masjid Delhi

Mehrauli

A small historic mosque whose restrained form reflects the intimate scale of many Mughal-period religious buildings.

Sunder Nursery

Nizamuddin

A beautifully restored heritage landscape near Humayun's Tomb, combining Mughal garden design, historic monuments and a thriving urban green space.

Agrasen Ki Baoli

Connaught Place area

A dramatic stepwell hidden among modern Delhi, descending through long symmetrical flights of stone steps into the earth.

Rajon Ki Baoli

Mehrauli

A beautifully proportioned stepwell in Mehrauli, descending into the earth through galleries and stone steps.

Kashmere Gate

Old Delhi

One of the surviving gateways of the old British-era city walls, strongly associated with Delhi's history during the events of 1857.

Ajmeri Gate Delhi

Old Delhi

A surviving historic gateway of Shahjahanabad, once forming part of the defensive wall around Old Delhi.

Lahori Gate Delhi

Red Fort

The ceremonial principal gateway of the Red Fort, opening towards the historic heart of Shahjahanabad.

Jantar Mantar Delhi

Connaught Place

An eighteenth-century observatory where monumental instruments were built to measure celestial movements with the naked eye.

St. James Church

Kashmere Gate

Delhi's oldest surviving church, built in the nineteenth-century colonial period and closely connected with the history of Kashmere Gate.

Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib

Chandni Chowk

A major Sikh shrine in Chandni Chowk marking the place associated with the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib

New Delhi

An important Sikh shrine in central Delhi associated with the memory of Guru Tegh Bahadur and the history of the Sikh community.

Metcalfe's Canopy

Mehrauli

A small nineteenth-century structure built into the Mehrauli landscape, reflecting the romantic garden culture of colonial Delhi.

Bijay Mandal

Hauz Khas

A fascinating group of ruined Sultanate structures associated with the royal complex of medieval Delhi.

Dara Shikoh Library

Kashmere Gate

A historic building associated with Dara Shikoh, the intellectually inclined Mughal prince, and the scholarly life of seventeenth-century Delhi.

Mutiny Memorial

Northern Ridge

A nineteenth-century memorial connected with the events of the 1857 uprising, standing on Delhi's historic Northern Ridge.