Raj Ghat
Raj Ghat is the memorial place for the father of nation “Mahatma Gandhi”. It is made by a black marble platform which is the cremation mark of Mahatma Gandhi. On January 30 when Gandhi was assassinated, he was criminated at this place on 31st jaunary1948.
The memorial is located just near to the Yamuna River and has an eternal flame burning perpetually at one end which is left open to the sky. The ring road is officially known as the Mahatma Gandhi road.
About Raj Ghat
The memorial was designed by Vanu G. Bhuta who got the designing idea by the last uttered word of Gandhi which were “He Ram”. It not only shows the simplicity that Gandhi ji has in his life style but it was changed many times. In the end Jawahar Lal Nehru sanctioned the design for the memorial of Gandhi. About the Raj Ghat there are some special facts which make every foreign dignitary to visit this place and pay their respect to this great human being. The delegates put flower on the Raj Ghat and then pay their respect. For showing their respect towards Mahatma Gandhi the visitor are requested to remove their footwear before approaching to the memorial.
In history of Raj Ghat, there is a prayer session on every birth and death anniversaries of Gandhi in which the prime minister and president along with all high post minister pay their tribute to his great human. There is also a prayer session on every Friday of the week on the Raj Ghat.
Birla House
Birla House or presently known as the Gandhi Smriti is a museum which is situated on 5 Tees January Road in the capital city, New Delhi. It is the place where Mahatma Gandhi spends his last 144days of life till he was assassinated on the day of 30 January, 1948.
The name of this place was after the name of Indian business tycoons, the Birla’s. After the death of Mahatma Gandhi it was turn into a museum which was totally dedicated to the Mahatma Gandhi collection.
The design of this tomb was made by a perisan architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyath. It was one of the only garden tombs available in India. The construction of this tomb was made on a massive scale. About Humayun tomb’s it is said that there was no previous creation done by the Mughal ruler in which the use of red stone was done on this big scale.
The name of this place was after the name of Indian business tycoons, the Birla’s. After the death of Mahatma Gandhi it was turn into a museum which was totally dedicated to the Mahatma Gandhi collection.
About Birla House
It was named as Gandhi smirti in the year 1973 after it was acquired by the government of India in 1971. About Birla House, it has a legion collection of Mahatma Gandhi articles which were associated with him before his death.
The museum is now attracting a lot of visitors from all across the global who are inspired by Mahatma Gandhi ideas. History of Birla house also includes the many remains of Mahatma Gandhi which were used by him in day today life. The Birla house is about a couple of kilometres away from the Connaught palace and is accessible by various public transports available in New Delhi.
The Birla house also got a sense of renovation when an Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum was established in it in the year 1995. This was an entrainment way to make people aware about Mahatma Gandhi and his ideas which lead to the freedom of Indian nation.
There is also a Swastika symbol outside the Birla house. It is now under the supervision of Indian Government which looks after its building safety.
Humayun's Tomb
Humayun’s tomb is located near the region of Nizamuddin in New Delhi. The Humayun Tomb is declared as one of the UNESCO World Heritage site in the year 1993. The tomb was constructed by the Humayuns’ wife Hamida Banu Begum in the year 1562.The design of this tomb was made by a perisan architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyath. It was one of the only garden tombs available in India. The construction of this tomb was made on a massive scale. About Humayun tomb’s it is said that there was no previous creation done by the Mughal ruler in which the use of red stone was done on this big scale.
About Humayun's Tomb
The history of Humayun's Tomb is associated with the Empreor Humayun who is having his grave in the complex with his wife. There are numerous other mughal rulers who were buried here like the Jahandar Shah, Rafi UD-Daulat etc. It is having a gravitational grave in its complex in which the flow of water is made in such a way that it keeps on flow without any usage of pump or motor. The garden in the complex is having a variety of flowers which are imported from many foreign countries.
The Humayun tomb’s is very close to the Yamuna River which made it a perfect place for burring of mughal emperor. Also its close distance from many Sufi saints dargah it was preferred for the mughal emperor grave.
It was considered to be a pure place for the mughal ruler. Through this tradition there was a following of garden style tomb in the mughal rulers.
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