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Lutyens' 42 m war-memorial arch on Kartavya Path, honouring Indian soldiers who died in WWI and the Third Anglo-Afghan War. Its lawns are a popular evening hangout.
Sir Edwin Lutyens designed this sandstone arch, which was begun in 1921 and inaugurated in 1931. It commemorates soldiers of the British Indian Army killed in the First World War and the 1919 Third Anglo-Afghan War, and over 13,000 names are carved on it. The Amar Jawan Jyoti flame burned beneath it from 1972 until January 2022, when it was merged with the flame at the nearby National War Memorial. A statue of Subhas Chandra Bose was installed under the nearby canopy in September 2022.
Highlights
- Memorial arch with inscribed names
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue under the canopy
- Night floodlighting and fountains
- Lawns along Kartavya Path
Tips
- The National War Memorial is right next door.
- Access is restricted during Republic Day rehearsals in January.
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National War Memorial
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Lodi Gardens
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Tomb of Safdar Jang
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Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum
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Gandhi Smriti
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Kartavya Path
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Rashtrapati Bhavan
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