India Gate

Triumphal arch in New Delhi

The India Gate (formerly known as the All India War Memorial) is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi, India,[1] formerly called Kingsway.

India Gate in New Delhi, India.

Following the so-called Bangladesh Liberation War in 1972, a structure consisting of a black marble plinth with a reversed rifle, capped by a war helmet and bounded by four eternal flames, was built beneath the archway.

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  1. "Rashtrapati Bhavan museum ready to welcome visitors: 10 key attractions". 2016-07-24.