Raj Ghat | |
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General information | |
Type | Tomb |
Location | Ring Road, Shahjahanabad, Delhi, India |
Coordinates | 28°38′25.8″N 77°14′57.6″E / 28.640500°N 77.249333°E |
Groundbreaking | 1948 |
Raj Ghat is a memorial complex in Delhi, India. The first memorial was dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi where a black marble platform was raised to mark the spot of his cremation on 31 January 1948 and consists of an eternal flame at one end. Located on Delhi's Ring Road, a stone footpath leads to the walled enclosure that houses the memorial. Later the memorial complex was expanded to include memorials for other prominent Indian leaders including Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Chandra Shekhar and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.