Humayun Tomb at Delhi
It is the first mature example of Mughal architecture in India. In 1565 AD, the emperor’s grieving widow, Haji Begum, built it. Humayun's Tomb was designed by the Persian architect, Mirza Ghyas. He constructed it with red sandstone and ornamented marks. It begins of a new tradition of ornate style which was culminated in the Taj Mahal of Agra.

It is located in the center of a large square garden and screened by high walls. The boundary has gateways to the south and west. The tomb is a square tower surmounted by a magnificent marble arena. The height of the dome is 140 feet from the base level of the terrace and is topped with a copper pinnacle.

India Gate at Delhi
Located on Rajpath, the road which leads to the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhawan, the gate is 160 feet high with an arch of 138 feet.

Built as a memorial to commemorate the 70,000 India soldiers killed in World War I, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and completed in 1931.

Purana Quilla at Delhi
Humayun built the wall of it running about a mile, while Sher Shar made up the buildings in the fort. The significant buildings that are still surviving in the fort are the Sher Mandal and the Quila-I-kholina Mosque. Sher Mandal is a two storeyed octagonal tower, which was used by Humayun as his library. The mosque, built around 1541-42, is a landmark in Indo Islamic architecture.

The walls of the fort have three gates and are surrounded by a mat fed by the river Yamuna. The entrance arch is of marble, the spandrels of red sandstone studded with marble bossed and the columns and pilasters of black and white marble.

Qutub Minar at Delhi
It was Qutab-ud-din Aibak, who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi, started the construction of the Qutab Minar in 1200 AD, but could only finish the basement. In 1368, his successor, Iltutmush, restarted the construction and he also was able to added three more storeys. At last Firoz Shah Tughlak constructed the fifth and the last storey. The architectural development of and styles from Aibak to Tughlak are quite manifest in the minar.

Some believe the minar was erected as a symbol of victory to signify the beginning of the Muslim rule in India, while others say it served as a minaret to the muezzins to call the faithful to prayer. Whereas there is no dispute on the matter that the tower is not only one of the finest monuments in India, but also in the world.

The height of Qutab Minar is 238 feet and the diameter at the base is 47 feet and decreases to nine feet at the apex. The tower is ornamented by bands of inscriptions and by four projecting balconies supported by elaborately decorated brackets.

Raj Ghat at Delhi
A simple four-sides open platform extolled with the Mahatma Gandhi's last words, 'Hey Ram' (Oh God) is set in a garden with fountains and a variety of exotic trees.
The mortal remains of Mahatma Gandhi were cremated on this spot on the west bank of the river Yamuna on the evening of January 31, 1948.

Red Fort at Delhi
It is one of the most magnificent palaces in the world. The history of India is also closely linked with this fort. It was the fort where the British deposed the last Mughal ruler, Bhadur Shah Zafar. This was the abolition of the three century long Mughal rule. From its stockade that the first prime Minister of India, pandit Jawharlal Nehru, announced to the nation that India was free form colonial rule.

The Diwan-I-Khas was the hall for private audience. The most highly ornamented of all Shah Jahan's buildings. It was 90 x 67 feet Diwani-I-Khas is a pavilion of white marble supported by intricately carved pillars. So enamoured was the emperor by the beauty of this pavilion that he engraved on it the following words: If there is paradise on the face of this earth, it is this, it is this.

Jantar Mantar at Delhi
Under patronage from the emperor, he set on himself the task of correcting the existing astronomical tables and updating the encyclopedia with more reliable instruments. Delhi's Jantar Mantar is the first of the five observatories that he built with large masonary instruments.

At first sight, the Jantar Mantar just looks like a gallery of modern art. It is, however, an observatory. Sawai Jia Singh II of Jaipur (1699-1743), a enthusiastic astronomer and a noble in the Mughal court, was dissatisfied by the errors of brass and metal astronomical instruments.

The observatory has the Samrat Yantra, a simple equal hour sun dial, the Ram yantra for reading altitudinal angles; Jai Prakash for ascertaining the position of the sun and other celestial bodies, and the Misra Yantra which is a combination of four scientific gadgets.

Jama Masjid at Delhi
In 1650, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan started work on the Jama Masjid mosque to complement his palace at the Red Fort. More than 5,000 workers toiled for six years to complete this largest mosque in India. There was a rule that every Friday, the emperor and his entourage would travel in state from the fort to the mosque to attend the congressional prayers.

Jama Masjid was a fine example of Mughal architecture and it has three gateways. The largest and highest gateway on the east was reserve exclusively for the emperor. The main courtyard of the mosque occupies 408 square feet and paved with red stone. In the centre of the courtyard there is a large marble tank in which the pious used to wash before they attending prayers.

The main mosque is crowned by three onion shaped domes made of white marble and inlaid with stripes of black slate. On the north and south of the complex are two 130 feet high minarets, which offer a spectacular bird's eye-view of the city. Jama Masjid is not only architecturally beautiful, but also a place of great religious significance as it houses a hair from the beard of the Prophet and also a chapter of the Holy Quran written by him.

Safdarjung Tomb at Delhi
In 1753, it was built by Nawab Shauja-ud-Daula to house the remains of his father, who was a minister in the Mughal court. The tomb is referred to as the "last flicker in the lamp of Mughal architecture." It shows how the elegance and simplicity of he Mughals had been overtaken by decadence. The tomb also has a mosque.

Representing the last phase of the Mughal style of architecture, Safdarjang's Tomb stands in the centre of an extensive garden.

Rashtrapati Bhawan at Delhi
Once upon a time, 2,000 people were required to look after the building and serve the Viceroy's household. The lodge also has impressive garden called the Mughal Garden, which is open to public twice in a year, usually in February and March.

Formely the Viceregal Lodge, the building is the highlight of Lutyen's New Delhi and was completed in 1929 at a cost of 12,53,000 pound sterling. It is located in an area of 130 hectares, the palace has 340 rooms.

Taj Mahal at Agra
Mughal emperor Shah Jahan erected this masterpiece in memory of his beloved wife Arjumarid Bano Begum(Mumtaz) and popularly known as Mumtaz Mahal. Later it became famous of being Taj Mahal. It is not set within the Charbagh but is located towards the far end of the enclosure near the bank of river Yamuna. The tombs of Taj Mahal (Mumtaz Mahal) and Shahjahan are located in the basement, while their replicas are placed directly above in the upper hall.