A week in Delhi, India

Seven days in Delhi, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Tomb of Adham Khan. 29 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Tomb of Adham KhanMonument · On the map
  2. iron pillar of DelhiArchaeological site · 0.4 km on from Tomb of Adham Khan · On the map
  3. Qutb MinarTower · Next to iron pillar of Delhi · On the map
  4. Qutb complexArchaeological site · Next to Qutb Minar · On the map
  5. Tomb of BalbanMonument · 0.6 km on from Qutb complex · On the map

5 stops, about 1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

  1. Humayun's TombMonument · On the map
  2. Hazrat Nizamuddin DargahTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Humayun's Tomb · On the map

2 stops, about 0.9 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

  1. Moti Masjid, DelhiMosque · On the map
  2. Akbarabadi MosqueMosque · 0.9 km on from Moti Masjid, Delhi · On the map
  3. Jama Masjid, DelhiMosque · 0.5 km on from Akbarabadi Mosque · On the map
  4. Fatehpuri MasjidMosque · 1.2 km on from Jama Masjid, Delhi · On the map
  5. Lal Masjid, DelhiMosque · 1.2 km on from Fatehpuri Masjid · On the map
  6. Kashmiri GateMonument · 0.1 km on from Lal Masjid, Delhi · On the map

6 stops, about 4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

  1. Lodi GardensPark · On the map
  2. Gandhi SmritiMuseum · 1 km on from Lodi Gardens · On the map
  3. National MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km on from Gandhi Smriti · On the map
  4. India GateMonument · 1 km on from National Museum · On the map
  5. National Gallery of Modern ArtMuseum · 0.6 km on from India Gate · On the map
  6. Bharat MandapamSquare · 1.1 km on from National Gallery of Modern Art · On the map

6 stops, about 4.9 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

  1. Raj Ghat and associated memorialsMonument · On the map
  2. National Gandhi MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Raj Ghat and associated memorials · On the map
  3. Shahi Sunehri MasjidMosque · 1.4 km on from National Gandhi Museum · On the map

3 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

  1. Laxminarayan TempleTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Sacred Heart Cathedral, New DelhiCathedral · 0.9 km on from Laxminarayan Temple · On the map
  3. Gurudwara Bangla SahibTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi · On the map
  4. Jantar MantarLandmark · 0.7 km on from Gurudwara Bangla Sahib · On the map

4 stops, about 1.9 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

  1. Gurdwara Sis Ganj SahibTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Sunehri MasjidMosque · 0.1 km on from Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib · On the map
  3. St. James' Church, DelhiTemple or shrine · 1.1 km on from Sunehri Masjid · On the map

3 stops, about 1.1 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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