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India Gate vs Gandhi Smriti

Both India Gate and Gandhi Smriti are recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Gandhi Smriti ranks slightly higher than India Gate. Gandhi Smriti comes in at #6 in New Delhi with recommendations from 6 sources such as Afar Magazine, concierge.com and Lonely Planet.

India Gate
India Gate
7 / 10
New Delhi, India
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This massive sandstone arch was designed... in memory of the 90,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who fell in World War I and the Third Afghan War." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"The gardens around India Gate are a pleasant place to saunter and people-watch." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The monument resembles the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and commemorates the 71,000 soldiers who lost their lives in World War I." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Constantly thronged by tourists, is India Gate... 42m-high stone memorial arch." Full review
Gandhi Smriti
Gandhi Smriti
7 / 10
5 Tees January Marg, New Delhi 110011, India
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Concierge Concierge
"After Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, his body was cremated, and the site is now a national shrine. A black marble slab sits in a large courtyard, inscribed with the great man's last words: "He Ram!"."
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This poignant memorial is where Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead by a Hindu zealot on 30 January 1948." Full review
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Gandhi's bedroom is just as he left it, with his "worldly remains" (only 11 items, including his glasses and a walking stick) mounted on the wall." Full review
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Take off your shoes before entering the somber prayer ground in back
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
"Passages written by Gandhi, translated into many languages, adorn the walls around the shrine." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"If you’ve had your fill of dynastic history and feel up to exploring the more recent political past, Gandhi Smriti is a museum dedicated to the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi." Full review
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