Things to do in Chanakyapuri, Delhi
Chanakyapuri is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi, India. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority of foreign embassies in New Delhi.
30 places to visit in and around Chanakyapuri, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
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- 1Malcha Mahal
Malcha Mahal is a Tughlaq era hunting lodge located in the Chanakyapuri area of New Delhi, India, proximate to the Delhi Earth Station of the Indian Space Research Organisation.
- 2Siri Fort Auditorium
Siri Fort Auditorium is premier multi-auditorium complex of Government of India. Situated in the Siri Fort in South Delhi, it is also the headquarters of the Directorate of Film Festivals, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which also runs the complex.
- 3Fort Madhogarh
Fort Madhogarh a historic fort located in Madhogarh Village, 42 km from Jaipur, off the Jaipur - Agra highway.
- 4Purana Qila
Purana Qila is one of the oldest forts in Delhi, India. It was built by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun and Surid Sultan Sher Shah Suri.
- 5Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque
The Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Sher Shah and the Kila Kohna Masjid, is an Hanafi Sunni, mosque located inside the Purana Qila in New Delhi, though part of Central Delhi, India.
- 6Qila Rai Pithora
Qila Rai Pithora or Lal Kot is a fortified complex in present-day Delhi, which includes the Qutb Minar complex.
- 7National Rail Museum, New Delhi
The National Rail Museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, displays exhibits on the history of rail transport in India. The museum was inaugurated on 1 February 1977.
- 8Teen Murti Bhavan
The Teen Murti Bhavan is a building and former residence in New Delhi. It was built by the British Raj and became the residence of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who stayed there for 16 years until his death on 27 May 1964.
- 9Indira Gandhi Memorial
The Indira Gandhi Memorial is a museum established to commemorate India's first and the only female Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. It is housed in the building where Gandhi lived with her family during her premiership and where she was assassinated.
- 10Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum
Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum is a public biographical museum located on the Raisina hill of New Delhi dedicated to the presidents of India from its establishment as a republic to present day.
- 11Gandhi Smriti
Gandhi Smriti, formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, situated on Tees January Road, formerly Albuquerque Road, in New Delhi, India.
- 12Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum
The Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum is a digital multimedia museum established in 2005. It is located at Gandhi Smriti, formerly Birla House, the site where Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated.
- 13National Museum of India
- 14National Philatelic Museum, New Delhi
- 15Baba Baghel Singh Sikh Heritage Multimedia Museum
- 16Indian Air Force Museum, Palam
- 17Madame Tussauds Delhi
- 18National Charkha Museum
- 19National Gallery of Modern Art
- 20National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi
- 21Shankar's International Dolls Museum
- 22National Police Memorial
- 23Uttara Swami Malai Temple
- 24Tomb of Safdar Jang
- 25Jaipur Column
- 26Cathedral Church of the Redemption
- 27Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib
- 28Sunehri Bagh Masjid
- 29Wall of Truth
- 30Shish Gumbad