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| India Gate, considered to be a national monument, is one of the largest war monuments in India. This 42 metre tall monument, built in the memory of the World War 1 martyrs (i.e. British soldiers), can be located on Rajpath in New Delhi. This magnificent architectural marvel was designed by British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. The construction was completed on February 1921. Since 1971, a flame was lit in a shrine under the arch of India gate to commemorate the deaths of unknown soldiers. This flame, which burns continuously, was named as Amar Jawan Jyoti. The black marble cenotaph of the shrine was constructed with a rifle placed on its barrel and on top of it, rests a soldier's helmet. |
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