About Delhi

India’s capital is sprinkled with captivating ancient monuments, magnificent museums, a vivacious performing arts scene and some of the subcontinent’s most unforgettable gastronomic experiences. Delhi encapsulates two very different worlds, the ‘old’ and the ‘new’, presenting diversely memorable experiences to the first time visitor. While spacious New Delhi of the tree lined avenues and open public spaces was built as the imperial capital of India by the British; boisterous Old Delhi with its monuments and old bazaars served as the capital of Islamic India. As a visitor, Delhi brings to you the best of both worlds.

Places to Visit in Delhi

Among one of the most ancient and culturally significant cities in the world, Delhi has a lot to offer the ardent traveller and history buff. After arriving at The Oberoi, New Delhi, from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (23 km from the hotel), you can satisfy your wanderlust by visiting these places and monuments:

India Gate
(2 Kms. / 8 minutes) India Gate is a war memorial arch, built in honour of 90,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives in World War I. Below it burns a perpetual flame of Amar Jawan Jyoti, the eternal flame in tribute to all martyred soldiers in India.

Humayun Tomb
(1 Km. / 5 minutes) Built in the 16th century, this is the tomb of the second emperor of the Mughal dynasty. An excellent example of early Mughal Architecture which reached maturity in the Taj Mahal at Agra.

Jama Masjid
(8 Kms. / 30 minutes) Built in 1656, and constructed by Emperor Shah Jahan, the Jama Masjid is the largest and the most splendid mosque in India. The mosque is made of glowing red sandstone inlaid with marble and brass, and is adorned with majestic marble domes.

Red Fort
(9 Kms. / 30 minutes) The erstwhile seat of the Mughal Empire, this is one of India’s biggest forts, housing imposing palaces and buildings such as the Diwan-i-Am (hall for public audience), Diwan-i-Khas (hall for private audience); Rang Mahal (a water -cooled apartment for royal ladies); Sheesh Mahal (retiring apartments); Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque (built of white marble).

Qutab Minar
(15 Kms. / 30 – 45 minutes) It’s a five storey, 72.5 metre high minaret made of red sandstone, began by Qutab-ud-din-Aibak, one of the earliest sultans of Delhi, to symbolise justice, sovereignty & Islam. The minaret was eventually completed by Iltutmish and Feroz Shah Tuglaq.

Purana Qila
(2 Kms. / 10 minutes) Literally meaning ‘’The Old Fort”, this forts is purported to be on the site of the mythical Indraprastha, the capital of the Pandava clan in the Hindu epic, Mahabharata.