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India Gate
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December 05, 2012
The monument is inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which in turn is inspired by the Roman Arch of Titus. It was built in 1931. Originally known as the All India War Memorial, it is a prominent landmark in Delhi and commemorates the 90,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who lost their lives in World War I and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. It is composed of red and pale sandstone and granite.
Originally, a statue of George V, Emperor of India stood under the now vacant canopy in front of the India Gate, but it was removed to Coronation Park together with a number of other British Raj-era statues. Following India's independence, the India Gate became the site of the Indian Army's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, known as Amar Jawan Jyoti ("the flame of the immortal soldier").
- Camera NIKON D300S
- Lens 17-55 f2.8
- Focal Length 18mm
- Shutter Speed 1/25 sec
- Aperture f/3.2
- ISO 200
- Category City & Architecture
- Uploaded 7 months ago
- Taken May 28th 2011
- Copyright pushkar raj sharma
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its bcoz of the lighting in beneath the india gate
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