Imperial Lutyen Delhi Walking Tour
New Delhi, India
Trip Type: Half-day Tours
Duration: 3 hours
Listen to the remarkable story of planning of this capital city. In this tour get a chance to admire the colonial grandeurs and the important government complexes of the country. Named after the leading British architect Edwin Lutyens, who was responsible for much of the architectural design and building when India was part of the British Empire in the 1920s and 1930s.
Locations Covered: Connaught Place, Rashtrapati Bhawan (President’s House), North Block and South Block, India Gate, Parliament House, Princely Houses or Palaces
Locations Covered: Connaught Place, Rashtrapati Bhawan (President’s House), North Block and South Block, India Gate, Parliament House, Princely Houses or Palaces
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Listen to the remarkable story of planning of this capital city. In this tour get a chance to admire the colonial grandeurs and the important government complexes of the country. Named after the leading British architect Edwin Lutyens, who was responsible for much of the architectural design and building when India was part of the British Empire in the 1920s and 1930s.
Locations Covered: Connaught Place, Rashtrapati Bhawan (President’s House), North Block and South Block, India Gate, Parliament House, Princely Houses or PalacesFor this tour we can either arrange a car for you (at an extra cost) and our guide will pick you directly from the hotel or alternatively our guide can meet you at Connaught place inner circle. After the guide meets you at Connaught Place, the guests will be taken around Connaught Place and the guests can understand the architecture of the area and the significant changes that it have witnessed over the years.
As the guests will continue further they will come across many more architecturally and politically significant areas/building. The guests will visit the politically most important building - Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the Indian President. Our guide will help the guests understand the magnificent architecture of the building and also listen to the many stories of this Imperial city. Then comes in sequence the North Block and South Block houses important ministries of the government. The Guests can go around north Block and have a closer look at the marvelous architecture. The guests will then drive past the Parliament House towards India Gate which is an ‘All India War Memorial’. The guests will get down and spend some quality time here.
On the way back the guests will drive through the Princely Houses or Palaces and listen to stories related to British India.
Locations Covered: Connaught Place, Rashtrapati Bhawan (President’s House), North Block and South Block, India Gate, Parliament House, Princely Houses or PalacesFor this tour we can either arrange a car for you (at an extra cost) and our guide will pick you directly from the hotel or alternatively our guide can meet you at Connaught place inner circle. After the guide meets you at Connaught Place, the guests will be taken around Connaught Place and the guests can understand the architecture of the area and the significant changes that it have witnessed over the years.
As the guests will continue further they will come across many more architecturally and politically significant areas/building. The guests will visit the politically most important building - Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the Indian President. Our guide will help the guests understand the magnificent architecture of the building and also listen to the many stories of this Imperial city. Then comes in sequence the North Block and South Block houses important ministries of the government. The Guests can go around north Block and have a closer look at the marvelous architecture. The guests will then drive past the Parliament House towards India Gate which is an ‘All India War Memorial’. The guests will get down and spend some quality time here.
On the way back the guests will drive through the Princely Houses or Palaces and listen to stories related to British India.
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