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Northern Ridge & Civil Lines Heritage

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Tourist Places & Hidden Gems in Northern Ridge & Civil Lines Heritage

Coronation Park & 1911 Imperial Durbar Ground

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Coronation Park & 1911 Imperial Durbar Ground

Bhai Parmanand Marg, Burari Road, Nirankari Colony, Delhi 110009

Coronation Park is the historic open amphitheater where three grand imperial Delhi Durbars were held—most famously on December 12, 1911, when King George V and Queen Mary were crowned Emperor and Empress of India and Delhi was officially proclaimed the new capital. The park is dominated by a 15-meter tall commemorative sandstone obelisk and the colossal stone statue of King George V.

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Flagstaff Tower & Kamla Nehru Ridge

Kamla Nehru Ridge, Civil Lines, Delhi 110007

Constructed in 1828 as an astronomical signal post by the British Indian Army atop the crest of the Northern Ridge, Flagstaff Tower is steeped in 1857 colonial history. It was here that British officers and families took refuge before fleeing to Karnal during the onset of the Great Uprising. Today, the surrounding Kamla Nehru Ridge is a peaceful woodland laced with walking and birding paths.

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Mutiny Memorial (Ajitgarh)

Rani Jhansi Road, Civil Lines, Delhi 110007

Erected in 1863 by the British Public Works Department in high Victorian Gothic style, this four-tiered red-sandstone octagonal spire rises 33 meters high on the Northern Ridge. Renamed 'Ajitgarh' (Place of the Unvanquished) on the 25th anniversary of Indian Independence in 1972, a memorial plaque was added honoring the brave Indian freedom fighters who fell fighting British imperial rule during the 1857 Uprising.

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