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The Mughal
Garden
The famous Mughal Gardens is located in the premises
of the Rashtrapati Bhavan - the official residence of
the President of India. The building and gardens designed
by Sir Edwin Lutyens occupy an area of about 320 acres
that include colourful flowering shrubs and European
flowerbeds.
The gardens comprise of the Rectangular
Garden, Long Garden and the Circular Garden. The small
flowerbeds, the four waterways and the mown lawns produce
a virtual paradise. The gardens are open to the public
from February to March every year.
Shalimar Garden
It is one of the most important Moghul gardens in the
city. The Shalimar Garden, which lies in the suburbs
of the city, was once the first-night staging post for
the Moghuls on their way to Kashmir and Lahore. In 1658,
Aurangzeb was crowned emperor here.
Shish Mahal
The beautiful central pavilion built by Shah Jahan is
now almost in a state of decay. Some of the originally
painted flower decorations have survived.
Lodi Gardens
It is one of Delhi's most beautiful parks and popular
picnic spot. The landscaped gardens, with several lotus
ponds and fountains,were built around majestic tombs
of the Lodhi and Sayyid Sultans who ruled Delhi in the
15th and 16th century. These tombs boast of excellent
architure, which was later used in the construction
of the Taj Mahal.
The 'Bara Gumbad Mosque' and the
'Sheesh Gumbad' are two other imposing structures here.
National Zoological Park
It is one of the finest and largest zoos in Asia and
efforts have been made to provide an almost natural
habitat to the animals and birds here.
In Autumn, migratory birds flock to this park adding the already existing large number. A special attraction here are white tigers of Rewa. There is lot greenery around zoo and it an ideal picnic spot especially winter.>
Timings
Summer 0800 to 1800 hours. Winter 0900 to 1700 hours.
Closed on Friday.
Buddha Jayanti Park
This beautiful wooded park was landscaped to commemorate
the 2500th anniversary of Lord Budha's 'Parinirvana'(Great
Salvation).A sapling of the original 'Bodi' tree (tree
of enlightenment) especially brought from Sri Lanka
flourishes in this park.
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