Shalimar Gardens, Delhi

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Shalimar Bagh also known as Shalimar Garden is a Mughal garden located on the banks of Yamuna river in Delhi, India. It was named as Aizzabad Bagh when the garden was laid by Izz-un-Nissa wife of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 AD as a tribute and replica of Shalimar Bagh, Kashmir laid by erstwhile Mughal emperor Jahangir in 1619 AD, the Shalimar Bagh of Delhi is now abandoned but still houses shade trees, majestic parterre and structure such as Sheesh Mahal and the garden pavilion. ()

Elevation: 719 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 28°42'46"N, 77°9'27"E

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Nearby attractions include: Coronation Park, Metro Walk, Pitampura TV Tower, Patel Chest.

2.5 miE
Park
Coronation Park, Delhi
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2.5 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Metro Walk, Delhi
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1.1 miS
Tower
Pitampura TV Tower, Delhi
29 min walk • Pitampura TV Tower is a 235-metre-tall television tower, built in 1988, with an observation deck that is located in Pitampura, Delhi, India. Dilli Haat Pitampura is also situated near the TV tower. The Tower was dedicated to the Nation as Dr. B. R.
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Memorial
Patel Chest, Delhi
89 min walk • Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute is a postgraduate medical institute located in New Delhi, India, and supported by the University of Delhi. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of India takes care of its endowment. It has been categorized as one of the constituent colleges of the University of Delhi.
1.2 miNW
Memorial
Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, Delhi
30 min walk • Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies is in Pitampura, New Delhi, India. It is a private college, affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
1.1 miS
Memorial
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi
28 min walk • Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce is a college of the University of Delhi located in Delhi, India. It was founded in 1984 and is named after the tenth Sikh Guru. It is the second college of commerce of the University of Delhi. The college is primarily a co-educational English medium institution.
2.1 miE
Bridge
Pink Line, Delhi
54 min walk • The Pink Line is a metro rail line of the Delhi Metro, a rapid transit system in Delhi, India. It consists of 38 metro stations from Majlis Park to Shiv Vihar, both in North Delhi.
3.6 miSE
Universities and schools, Sport complex
Delhi University, Delhi
93 min walk • The University of Delhi, informally known as Delhi University, is a collegiate public central university located in New Delhi, India.
2.2 miN
Lake
Bhalswa Horseshoe Lake, Delhi
57 min walk • Bhalswa Horseshoe Lake, or Bhalswa Jheel, is a lake in northwest Delhi, India. It was originally shaped like a horseshoe. However, over the years half of it was used as a landfill area.
2.8 miSE
Memorial
Tripolia Gates, Delhi
73 min walk • The Tripolia Gates are two historical gateways of similar form located at GT Karnal Road, Delhi. These are triple passage gateways situated 250 meters apart in the area between Rana Pratap Bagh and Gur Mandi in North Delhi.
3.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Shakti Nagar, Delhi
83 min walk • For other places with the same name, see Wazirabad Shakti Nagar is a neighbourhood situated along the G. T. Karnal road and near the main campus of University of Delhi, in the North district of Delhi. The Shakti Nagar colony, spread on both sides of the Inder Chandra Shastri Marg, came into existence in 1950.