Which Asian capital is home to India Gate war memorial?

Which Asian capital is home to India Gate war memorial? New Delhi. India Gate stands at the eastern end of the capital’s ceremonial axis and is one of India’s best-known national memorials.

The monument was designed by British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and was originally called the All India War Memorial. Its foundation stone was laid on 10 February 1921, and the completed arch was inaugurated in 1931. It commemorates 74,187 soldiers of the Indian Army who died during the First World War and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.

The names of roughly 13,300 servicemen, including British officers and soldiers, are inscribed on the structure. Its architecture resembles a Roman triumphal arch, which is why it is sometimes compared with Paris’s Arc de Triomphe. It is distinct from the Gateway of India, a different monument in Mumbai.

Another common mix-up involves the Amar Jawan Jyoti, the eternal flame installed beneath India Gate after the 1971 war. In January 2022, that flame was merged with the flame at the newer National War Memorial, which is nearby in the same New Delhi complex.