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Gandhi Smriti vs Qutub Minar
Both are rated very highly by professional travelers. Overall, Qutub Minar scores marginally better than Gandhi Smriti. Qutub Minar ranks #8 in New Delhi with positive reviews from 5 publications including Fodor's, Condé Nast Traveler and Afar Magazine.
Gandhi Smriti
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5 Tees January Marg, New Delhi 110011, India
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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
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"This poignant memorial is where Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead by a Hindu zealot on 30 January 1948."
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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."
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Take off your shoes before entering the somber prayer ground in back
Condé Nast Traveler
"Passages written by Gandhi, translated into many languages, adorn the walls around the shrine."
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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."
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Qutub Minar
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Mehrauli, New Delhi, India
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Fodor's
"Named for the Muslim sultan Qutab-ud-din Aibak, this striking tower is 238 feet high, with 376 steps, and the tallest stone tower in India."
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Concierge
"The slender 239-foot column of Qutub Minar was erected in 1199 by Qutbuddin Aibak, the first Islamic sultan of Delhi."
Lonely Planet
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"In a city awash with ancient ruins, the Qutb Minar complex is something special."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"A complex of buildings that mingles Islamic and Hindu decorative styles."
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Lonely Planet
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"The Qutab Minar that gives the complex its name is an unmissable, soaring Afghan-style victory tower and minaret, erected by sultan Qutb-ud-din in 1193 to proclaim his supremacy over the..."
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