Delhi and Jaipur are the first two cities of the Golden Triangle Destinations in the Indian Travel Guide. Both Delhi and Jaipur are modern capital cities of India and Rajasthan respectively.
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Both the cities have rich historical past, which blends perfectly well with the contemporary growths.
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Golden Triangle Destinations-Delhi and Jaipur are spotted with monuments, some are famous while others are unknown, some big while others small and some really beautiful and elegant while others aesthetic and utilitarian in the Indian Travel Guide and the Golden Triangle Tours.
Golden Triangle of North India and these monuments of Delhi are evidence of its glorious past in the Indian Travel Guide. Delhi was made the capital eight times by various rulers
and dynasties a various points of time. Golden Triangle of North India and the earliest city was built around 900 BC and the latest at 1930 AD by the British. It was probably because of the strategic location of the city from where it was possible to control entire northern India.
Started by Qutub-Din Aibak in 1199 AD and completed by the sultan's successor and son-in-law, Iltutmish, Qutub Minar is still the highest stone tower. 72.5 m high building tapers from the bottom to the top and has 379 steps.
Aibak also built Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in 1198 AD from the debris of 27 Jain and Hindu temples.
Golden Triangle Tours and the Qutub Minar and the mosque are the first as well as one of the finest Islamic structures ever raised in India. Qutub Minar and other monuments in the complex are listed in the World Heritage Site in the India Golden Triangle in the Travel to Golden Triangle and Travel Golden Triangle India.
Delhi
Delhi is the starting point of the Golden Triangle Destinations in the Golden Triangle of North India. One of the oldest living cities in the world, it is the proud owner of almost 20,000 ancient historic monuments.
Humayun's Tomb, the last resting place of Humayun was the first building to be built under Akbar's reign between 1562-1572 AD. Designed by the Persian architect, Mirak Mirza Ghiyuath, the tomb was patronized by Bega Begum, Humayun's Persian wife in the India Golden Triangle in the Golden Triangle Tours. It was the first garden tomb in India and predecessor of the Taj Mahal. Humayun's Tomb is listed in the World Heritage Site in the India Golden Triangle.
Golden Triangle and the Shah Jahan patronized the construction of the Red Fort, which started in 1638 AD and completed by 1648 AD. As the name suggests,Golden Triangle and it is built of red sandstone with the use of white marble and precious and semi-precious stones for engravings. As you enter the Red Fort, you will come across the Chatta Chowk, which housed the best jewelers, carpet makers, weavers and goldsmiths of Delhi.
Jaipur
The next Golden Triangle Destinations is the city of Jaipur. It is named after Sawai Jai Singh, Kachhwaha King and the founder of the city. Started in 1727 AD, the city was completed in 1731 AD. Build in the grid system of wide straight avenues; the city was divided into nine rectangular blocks called the Chokris. The Maharaja himself conceived the original plan of the city while the Bengali architect Vidhyadhar Bhattarcharya realized his dreams. The first planned city in India, Jaipur was built on the basis of principles laid down in the Shilpa Shastra, the ancient Indian treatise on architecture. Maharaja Ram Singh painted the façade of the entire city in pink color in the honor of the Prince of Wales, who visited Jaipur in 1853 AD. Since then, the city came to be known the world over as the Pink City in the Travel to Golden Triangle and Travel Golden Triangle India.
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