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Urdu Park is a quiet and pleasant park situated close to the Meena Bazaar of Jama Masjid in Delhi. The park is famous for its wrestling matches and the various kinds of body massages that visitors can indulge in. A prominent tourist attraction in Delhi, Urdu Park boasts of many other important monuments and destinations in close vicinity. Some of these are:
Red Fort
The Red Fort or the Lal Quila is situated on the western bank of the river Yamuna and is the largest of old Delhi's monuments. This red sandstone citadel is an eloquent reminder of the golden Mughal era and it forms the magnificent centerpiece of emperor Shahjahan’s medieval city of Shahjahanabad (Old Delhi).
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid - a marvelous specimen of the grandeur of Mughal Architecture, was built by emperor Shahjahan in 1656. Originally known as the Masjid-i-Jahanuma, it is the largest mosque in India.
Chandni Chowk
Chandni Chowk, located opposite the majestic Red Fort, is one of the oldest shopping avenues in Delhi. Your Delhi holiday would be incomplete without a trip to this vivacious market.
Salimgarh Fort
Salimgarh Fort was erected in 1546 by Salim Shah, son and successor of Sher Shah Suri. Built on an island of river Yamuna, this fort later came to be used as a state prison. The leaders of Indian National Army were imprisoned here in 1945.
Kashmeri Gate
Kashmeri Gate is named so because it led to a pathway to Kashmir. Built in 1835, the gate first gained national importance when Indian freedom fighters fired volleys of cannon balls from this gate to the British and used the area as an assembling place for building war strategies.
St. James Church
Located ½ km from Kashmeri Gate, at the intersection of Church Road and Lothian Road, St. James Church was built in 1836 by the famous Colonel James Skinner in a Greek cross design. The beautiful church was said to be an imitation of St Paul's Cathedral in London but according to Percival Spear the church was actually modeled on a church in Venice
Rajghat
Situated on the bank of Jamuna River, Rajghat is an important historical place because Mahatma Gandhi's last rites were performed here on 31st January, 1948. The memorial stone of Gandhi is square in shape and made of black stone.
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