History of India Gate photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow India Gate is an arch built of white sandstone on a red stone base. Marble is used in places on the arch as ornamentation.
Also known as the All India War Memorial, India Gate was designed and constructed by Lutyens. He was the who is considered the chie proclaimer in designing the New Delhi plans. The names of the soldiers who died in these wars are inscribed on the
walls. It was completed in 1931. Burning under it since 1971 is the Amar Jawan Jyoti (The flame of the immortal warrior), which marks the Unknown Soldier's Tomb.
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