Basic information
Delhi is the lively city and it is also pronounced as Dilli. It is the city which reflects the prefect combination of traditional architectures and the modernization. It is the capital city of India and thus Delhi contains the centre of the judiciary systems and the legislature systems. In 1950 Delhi became the capital of India. Delhi is seen to be the fastest growing cities in India. It has both sides of river Yamuna. The city is divided and reflects two part; New Delhi and old Delhi.
Structure
Delhi has major 11 districts and New Delhi is one of them. New Delhi is considered as the perfect reflection of the modern India and it contain all the VVIP’s buildings, diplomat zones and the legislative hoes. The old Delhi contains the picture of the historical and traditional values of India. The geography explains Delhi to be spread in the area of 1483 sq km and it is 216 meters above the sea level. The city has its boundary with Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Delhi is not only the capital of India but it has number of places to be visited at least once in your lifetime.
The city has the Victorian architecture existence and that was mainly found by George V in 1911. At the time of Mahabharata it was the capital of Pandavas. It is analyzed and found that Delhi has been destroyed and built almost 7 times. It has number of historical monuments such as old fort, Humayun tomb Jantar mantar, red fort, etc. the people residing in Delhi are known as delhi-ites. They are surrounded by the cities if it and cyber hub gurgaon, Noida and Faridabad. Delhi is the 5th highest populated urban area in world. In past few years Delhi has seen number of changes including development of better roads, metro lines and flyovers. Delhi is said to be “dil walo ki”.
Capital city
Delhi is at present the capital city of republic India. It is the 5th most populated city in world and it contains the perfect combination of the modernization and the traditional architecture. But at the same time we also need to know about the history of Delhi. It is said that Delhi has been destroyed and built 7 times. Delhi has seen the fall and dries of number of empires which has left the kinds of glory and monuments behind. It is the city which traces the history of Mahabharata and the great story of the wars which were fought between the cousin’s pandavas and kauravas for indraprastha.
History
Mughal’s used to rule the city of Delhi in succession which started form Qutub-ub-din to the khiljis. Then the city was passed into the hands of British in 1803. In 1911 British Empire capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi and that was the time when Delhi got the present prestige. Even after the time of independence, there was a kind of autonomy which was conferred on capital but it remained on the commissioner’s regime.
In 1956 it was converted into the union territory and then the commissioner was replaced by governor. The national capital territory act was passed in 1991 and thus the diarchy system was introduced. At that time the elected government was offered with great powers for the country but it did not include the law and order. The law and order remained with the central government only. The legislation came into enforcement in 1993.
At present New Delhi is the capital of India. It sprawled on the west bank of Yamuna River and it is considered as one of the fastest growing city in India. It is surrounded by Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. It is shown in history that Delhi is the city which was seen to be great in terms of political importance. It has the number of dynasties between 13th and 17th century. The remains of the past are seen in form of the monuments at present.
Monuments and remains of past
At present Delhi is divided into two past; old Delhi and New Delhi. New Delhi contains the high and VVIP buildings and the modern world. The old Delhi contains the traditional and historical places. Old Delhi was founded by shah jahan in 1639. Till the end of the Mughal Empire it remained as the capital of mughal’s. In the ancient time it is said that the city was full of designed mosques, garden, and the beautiful mansions of the members of the royal court.
If you visit Delhi and plan a tour, you will find a maximum number of palaces and forts in the city. In the ancient times, number of palaces and forts has been developed in the city. There are number of tree lines parked and it is also considered as the garden city. Chandni Chowk has also been developed since ancient times by the mughal’s. On reading all these you will definitely get attracted to visit Delhi and enjoy different culture i.e. modern world and the traditional architecture world.
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