Lotus Temple(The Baha'i Temple )

Situated atop the kalkaji hill, this distinctive lotus–shaped marvel in marble, is surrounded by landscaped garden. Nine pools of water around the structure add to the illusion of a lotus floating in water. The temple is open to visitors from April to September. Daily except Monday from 9 am to 7 pm. and October to March from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm

Lakshminarayain Temple

Situated due west of Connaught Palace , this garish modern temple was erected by the industrialist BD Birla in 1938. It's dedicated to Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and good fortune, and is commonly known as Birla Mandir.

Akshardham Swaminarayan Temple

It is spread over 30 acres (off Nizamiddin Bridge ). See India 's culture and traditions through audio-animations exhibitions, boat rides etc. 9am-6pm (Mondays closed)

Jama Masjid

Jama Masjid with its black and white striped onion domes and minarets is one of the largest and the most elegant mosques in India . The courtyard of the mosque has a capacity of 25,000 people. You can also see one of the features that the architect Lutyens incorporated into his design of New Delhi - the Jama Masjid, Connaught Place and Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) are in a direct line.

Red Fort

The magnificent Red Fort or Lal Quila was built by the emperor Shah Jahan and is a part of the walled city of Shahjahanabad . Within its fortifications are exquisite palaces, a finely proportioned mosque the Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque, the Diwan-i -Am or hall of public audience and the finely ornamented Diwan-Khas or hall for private audience, where the Mughal emperors held court.

Feroz Shah Kotla

Erected by Feroz Shah Tughlaq in 1354, the ruins of Ferozabad, the fifth city of Delhi can be found at Feroz Shah Kotla, just off Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg between the old and New Delhi . In the fortress-palace is a 13-metre-high sandstone Ashoka pillar inscribed with Ashoka's edicts. The remains of an old mosque and a fine well can also be seen in the area, but most of the ruins of Ferozabad were used for the construction of later cities.

India Gate

This 42 meter high stone arch of triumph stands at the eastern end of the Rajpath. It bears the name of 90,000 Indian Army soldiers who died in the campaigns of WWI the North-West Frontier operations of the same time and the 1919 Fagan fiasco.

Jantar Mantar

Only a short stroll down Sansad Marg from Connaught Place , this strange collection of salmon-coloured structures built by Maharaja Jai Singh in 1724. It is dominated by a huge sundial known as the Prince of Dials. Other instruments plot the course of heavenly bodies and predict eclipes.

Rastrapati Bhavan

The official residence of the President of India stands at the opposite end of the Rajpath from India Gate. Completed in 1929, the palace-like building is a blend of Mughal and Western architectural styles, the most obvious India feature being the huge copper dome. To the west of the building is a Mughal garden, which occupies 130 hectares, and this is open to the public in February. Prior to Independence this was the Viceroy's residence.

Purana Quila

Just South-east of India Gate and north of Humayun's Tomb and the Nizamuddin railway station it is the old fort. Purana Quila. This is the supposed site of Indraprastha, the original city of Delhi . The fort has massive walls and three large gateways. Entering from the south gate you'll see the small octagonal red sandstone tower, the Sher Mandal, later used by Humayun, as a library.

Qutub Minar

The buildings in this complex, 15 km south of Delhi , date from the onset of Muslim rule in India and are fine examples of early Afghan architecture. The Qutub Minar itself is a soaring tower of victory, which was started in 1193, immediately after the defeat of the last Hindu kingdom in Delhi . It is nearly 73 meters high and tapers from a 15-metre diameter base to just 2.5 meters at the stop. Today, this impressively ornate tower has a slight tilt, but otherwise has worn the centuries remarkably well. The Qutub Minar is open to public till 10 p.m.

Taj Mahal, Agra

Taj Mahal, the architectural splendor of the Muslems, the fort and the palaces is a vivid reminder of the opulence of the legendary Mughal empire, of which Agra was the capital in the 16 th and early 17 th centuries. While it's significance as apolitical center ended with the transfer of the capital to Delhi in 1634 by Shahjahan, it's architectural wealth has secured it's place on the international map. Perhaps no other historical monument has evoked as much awareness and admiration from tourists and travelers like, as the magnificent Taj Mahal - fondly called by people as the ultimate requiem of love, from a great Mughal Emperor to his beloved".