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Delhi

Eight cities layered across a thousand years
Buildings catalogued128
UNESCO sites3
Heritage walks14
ErasSultanate → Mughal → Lutyens → Modern

Overview

Few cities on earth hold as many architectural eras in one place as Delhi.

From the Sultanate ruins of Mehrauli to the Mughal grandeur of Shahjahanabad, the imperial axis of Lutyens' New Delhi, and the concrete confidence of post-independence modernism — Delhi is a continuous 1,000-year lesson in how power builds. Each layer sits beside the last, often within the same neighbourhood.

Styles you'll find

Indo-Islamic Mughal Lutyens / Imperial Art Deco Nehruvian Modern Brutalist Contemporary

City at a glance

Best monthsOct–Mar
Getting aroundDelhi Metro
Signature walkMehrauli Park
Don't missHumayun's Tomb
PhotographyWinter mornings
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The essentials

Top buildings in Delhi

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Plan your day

Suggested itineraries & walks

Mughal Delhi

  • Humayun's Tomb
  • Isa Khan's Tomb
  • Nizamuddin Basti
  • Sunder Nursery

Lutyens' Delhi

  • Rashtrapati Bhavan
  • India Gate
  • Parliament
  • Connaught Place

Sultanate ruins

  • Qutb Minar
  • Mehrauli Park
  • Jamali Kamali
  • Balban's Tomb

Modern Delhi

  • Lotus Temple
  • IIT Delhi
  • Pragati Maidan
  • Akshardham