Raisina Hill

Worth seeing in and around Raisina Hill

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Lok Sabha

   The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of India, where the upper house is Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the president of India on the advice of the union council of ministers.

   500 m · Lower house of Indian Legislature · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Rajya Sabha

   The Rajya Sabha, also known as Council of States, is the upper house of the Parliament of India, of which the Lok Sabha is the lower house. The Rajya Sabha represents India's federal units – the states and union territories.

   400 m · Upper house of Indian Legislature · Wikipedia
3. 03
   National Museum

   The National Museum, New Delhi, also known as the National Museum of India, is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from the pre-historic era to modern works of art.

   1.4 km · National and art museum in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Gandhi 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. It is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948.

   1.6 km · museum and death place of Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

   Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is one of the most prominent Sikh gurdwaras, or Sikh house of worship, in Delhi, India, and known for its association with the eighth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Krishan, as well as the holy pond inside its complex, known as the "Sarovar." Originally a bungalow of Raja Jai Singh I of Amber, it was rebuilt as a small shrine by Sikh General Sardar Baghel Singh in 1783. In the same year, there was reconstruction of nine Sikh shrines in Delhi.

   1.5 km · gurdwara in Delhi, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Laxminarayan Temple

   Laxminarayan Temple, commonly known as Birla Mandir, is a Hindu temple in New Delhi, India. Dedicated to Lakshmi and Vishnu in the dual representation of Lakshmi Narayana, it was built by the industrialist Jugal Kishore Birla between 1933 and 1939 and inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi.

   2.2 km · Hindu temple in Delhi · Wikipedia
7. 07
   National Museum of Natural History

   The National Museum of Natural History was a museum focusing on nature, located in New Delhi, India. Established in 1972 and opened in 1978, the museum functioned under the Ministry of Environment and Forests of the Government of India.

   3 km · museum in New Delhi, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Purana 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.

   3.9 km · building in India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   National Gallery of Modern Art

   The National Gallery of Modern Art is the premier art gallery under the Indian Ministry of Culture. The main museum at Jaipur House in New Delhi was established on 29 March 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at Mumbai and Bangalore.

   2.9 km · premier art gallery under Ministry of Culture, Government of India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Lodi Gardens

    Lodi Gardens is a city park situated in New Delhi. Spread over 90 acres, it contains Muhammad Shah's tomb, the tomb of Sikandar Lodi, the Shisha Gumbad and the Bara Gumbad.

    2.6 km · city park in India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Raisina Hill

Airports

Indira Gandhi (DEL), 13 km · Noida (DXN), 63 km · Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 156 km

Stations

New Delhi railway station, 3.5 km · Safdarjung Airport, 3.3 km

• Gautam Buddha Nagar → Raisina Hill

  47 km · quickest by road, 1h 26m · ₹385–480
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• Hisar → Raisina Hill

  156 km · quickest by road, 3h · ₹1,140–1,420
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• Chandigarh → Raisina Hill

  239 km · quickest by road, 4h 13m · ₹1,750–2,190
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