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Detailed explanation-1: -At the centre of New Delhi stands the 42 m high India Gate, an “Arc-de-Triomphe” like archway in the middle of a crossroad. Almost similar to its French counterpart, it commemorates the 70, 000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for the British Army during the World War I.

Detailed explanation-2: -The India Gate (formerly known as the All India War Memorial) is a war memorial located near the Rajpath on the eastern edge of the “ceremonial axis” of New Delhi, formerly called duty path.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Gateway of India is located on the waterfront at Apollo Bunder area at the end of Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea. The monument has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal of Mumbai, and is the city’s top tourist attraction.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Gateway of India is an arch-monument built in the early 20th century in the city of Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King-Emperor George V, the first British monarch to visit India, in December 1911 at Strand Road near Wellington Fountain.