In the memory of 90,000 soldiers of the Indian army killed during
First world war, a dominating stone structure was built at the east end
of the Rajpat. The names of these soldiers are inscribed on the stone
of the 42 metre high triumphal arch which stand on a base of Bharatpur
stone and rises in stages. It was designed by Edward Lutyens and took
10 years to complete. Its foundation stone was laid on 10th February 1921
by the Duke of Connaught. There is a Amar Jawan Jyoti under the
Arch to commemorate the 'Indian Armed Forces' losses in the Indo
Pakistan War of 1971. This simple monument is helmet on the built
of a rifle surrounded by 4 eternal flames. |