India Gate, New Delhi

India Gate lawns are the famous picnic spot in New Delhi. The site is accords the most wide open space in New Delhi. The India Gate is a colonial monument built by Edward Lutyens to commemorate the Indian soilders killed in the First World War and the Afgan Wars. Their names are inscribed on the walls. The foundations stone was laid down in 1921. Since 1971 Amar Jawan Jyoti has been burning at the monument to pay homade to the unknown soilder.