Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 11th July’08India gate or the “All India war memorial” as it was originally called by its designer Edwin Lutyens, was built as a monument to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in world war 1 & the Afghan wars. The names of the soldiers who died in these wars are inscribed on the walls.
At the center of the monument stands the “Amar jawaan jyoti” (the flame of immortal warrior). It consists of a rifle placed on its barrel with a soldier’s helmet placed in its crest. The flame keeps on burning 24×7 and is gaurded by soldiers of Indian army 365 days of an year.
The monument looks spectacular in the darkness of the night, when it glows against the black open space.
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