India Gate, New Delhi, India

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India Gate, New Delhi, India
India Gate, New Delhi, India

The India Gate (formerly known as All India War Memorial) is a war memorial located near on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi. It stands as a memorial to 74,187 soldiers of the Indian Army who died between 1914 and 1921 in the First World War, in France, Flanders, Mesopotamia, Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and elsewhere in the Near and the Far East, and the Third Anglo-Afghan War (3 May - 8 August 1919). The names of 13,300 servicemen, including some soldiers and officers from the United Kingdom, are inscribed on the gate.

The gate evokes the architectural style of the ancient Roman triumphal arches such as the Arch of Constantine in Rome, and later memorial arches; it is often compared to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and the Gateway of India in Mumbai.

Through the gate about 150 meters (490 ft) away can be seen a 73 feet (22 m) cupola which from 1936 to 1968 housed a statue of King-Emperor George V of the United Kingdom (r. 1910 - 1936).

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Taken on: September 2, 2014
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