jueves, 3 de enero de 2008

New Delhi.



The city is one of the capital of the wordl with most history. It has two monuments : "Qutar Minar" and the "Humayun" they have been declared Cultural Patrimony of Humanity. The city has a lot of interesting pleces us: "Rashtrapati Bhavan", now it's a presidencial palace; "The India's door", it has been contruyed in honor of the soldiers than died in some wars; and the Humayun for this has been construyed places us: Taj Mahal, Raj Ghat,

Mahatma gandhi's memorial.



New Delhi lies in northern India, almost entirely in the Gangetic plains. New Delhi was once a part of the Aravalies, but all that is left now is the Delhi ridge, the first prominent geographical feature. The second feature is the Yamuna floodplains; New Delhi lies west of the Yamuna river, although for the most part, New Delhi is a landlocked city. East of the river is the urban area of Shahdara. New Delhi falls under the seismic zone-IV, making it vulnerable to major earthquakes.



New Delhi is structured around two central promenades called the Rajpath and the Janpath. The Rajpath, or King's Way, stretches from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the India Gate. The Janpath, formerly Queen's Way, begins at Connaught Circus and cuts the Shantipath at right angles.
At the heart of the city is the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan (formerly known as Viceroy's House) which sits atop Raisina Hill. The Secretariat, which houses various ministries of the Government of India, flanks out of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Parliament House, designed by Herbert Baker, is located at the Sansad Marg, which runs parallel to the Rajpath.




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