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Tughlaqabad
Crumbling Tughlaqabad was the third city of Delhi. This mammoth fort, with 6.5km of walls and 13 gateways, was built by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq. Its construction was said to have sparked a quarrel with the saint Nizam-ud-din: when the Tughlaq ruler refused the workers whom Nizam-ud-din wanted for work on his shrine, the saint cursed the king, warning that his city would be inhabited only by shepherds. Later, this was indeed the case.
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Bahai House of Worship (Lotus Temple)
This extraordinary temple is shaped like the sacred lotus flower. Designed by Iranian-Canadian architect Fariburz Sahba in 1986, it has 27 immaculate white-marble petals. The Bahai philosophy revolves around universal peace and the elimination of prejudice, and adherents of all faiths are welcome to pray or meditate silently according to their own religion.
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Red Fort
This massive fort is a sandstone carcass of its former self; but it’s the best place in Delhi to imagine the Mughal city’s sometime splendour. It dates from the peak of the dynasty’s power, a time of unparalleled pomp: of eunuchs, ceremonial elephants, palanquins, and buildings lined in precious stones.
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Akshardham Temple
Don’t miss the Hindu Swaminarayan Group’s lavish AkshardhamTemple, on Delhi’s outskirts. Inaugurated in 2005, it’s made of salmon-coloured sandstone and white marble, contains around 20,000 carved deities, and reflects traditional Orissan, Gujarati, Mughal and Rajasthani architectural elements.
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Lakshmi Narayan Temple
West of Connaught Place, the Orissan-style Lakshmi Narayan Temple, an overexcited red-and-cream confection, was erected in 1938 by the wealthy industrialist BD Birla. It was inaugurated by Gandhi as a temple for all castes; a sign on the gate says ‘Everyone is Welcome’.
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Qutb Minar Complex
The beautiful religious buildings of the Qutb Minar complex date from the onset of Islamic rule in India. Today on Delhi’s outskirts, once these constructions were in the heart of the Muslim city.
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