Red Fort

The seat of the Mughal Empire, Red Fort is a huge fort housing within its precincts imposing palaces and impressive public buildings, such as Diwan -i-Am (hall for public audience), Diwan-i-Khas (hall for private audience); Rang Mahal (a water -cooled apartment for royal ladies); Sheesh Mahal (retiring apartments); Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque (built of white marble). A sound-and-light show is conducted during the evenings (in Hindi and in English). Entry to the Red Fort is free on Sundays.

Purana Qila

Purana Qiila was built by Sher Shah Suri and was also the seat of the Mughals. Purana Qiila is also believed to be the site of Indraprastha of the Mahabharata era. Son-et-lumiere or sound-and-light show is also held here during the evenings (in Hindi and in English).

Humayun's Tomb

Humayun's widow got this sandstone mausoleum built to house the mortal remains of her dead husband. The tombs of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia, Jahanara and Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib are situated close by.

Qutub Minar

Qutub Minar Highest ever tower to be built in India, it rises to a height of 73 metres. Qutub Minar is an 11th century victory tower built by the slave king Qutubuddin Aibak and later completed by his successor Iltutmish.

Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar is a stone astronomical observatory commissioned by the builder of Jaipur, Sawai Jai Singh

Feroz Shah Kotla

Extensive ruins of a lost city, Ferozabad, the fifth Delhi, founded by Feroz Shah Tughlak in 1354 AD. Little remains of the three palaces, eight mosques and hunting lodges. However, the most striking feature is the `Ashoka Pillar' - a monolithic tapering column of polished sandstone dating back to the 3rd century B.C. Hauz Khas: Named after the great reservoir (hauz) built in 1305 by Alauddin Khilji for use by the citizens of siri, there are the remains of the second Delhi.The most interesting portion is a college where the cells for the scholars were ingeniously designed to remain cool in summer and warm in winter

Safdarjang's Tomb

Built in 1753-54 by Nawab Suja-ud-Daulah for his father, the second Nawab of Oudh and Prime Minister to Emperor Muhammad Shah. The layout is identical to the `charbagh' garden of Humayun's Tomb.

Shamsi Talab and Jahaz Mahal

A water reservoir in a terraced garden built in 1230 by Iltutmish. A chhatri or canopy is built over a faint footprint said to be that of the Prophet. In the Shamsi Talab is the Jahaz Mahal, probably built in the Lodi period (1451-1526), which may have served as a pleasure resort. Every year the Mahal is the venue of the Phool walon-ki-Sair or Sair-i-Gulfaroshan.

India Gate

India Gate is modern memorial arch was built in homage to the 90,000 Indian soldiers who died in World War I and whose names are inscribed on it. Also referred to, in history, as an All India War Memorial, an eternal flame has been lit, the Amar Jawan Jyoti, to honour the Unknown soldier