Ajitgarh (Delhi)

India / Delhi / Delhi
 tower, memorial, monument
The Mutiny Memorial tower was built by the British in 1863 in memory of the officers and soldiers, British and Native of the Delhi Field Force, who were killed in action or died of wounds or disease between 30th May and 20th September 1857 i.e. during the first war of Indian Independence. This octagonal tapering tower of red sandstone is now known as Ajitgarh and is situated just 200 meters away from the Ashoka Pillar.

The architecture of the tower shows a typically Gothic influence and, while the tower is of an octagonal shape from the outside, it is circular from within and is raised on a base that is two-tiered. It has an ornamental façade with a staircase leading to the top. All around the tower there are many plaques on the walls mentioning the names and ranks of the soldiers who fought for the British in the War of 1857.

In the year 1972, on the 25th anniversary of India's Independence, people from Jan Sangh Party deliberately added a new plaque to the memorial which mentions that the 'enemy' mentioned by the British were actually the freedom fighters and martyrs of India, who fought bravely against the repressive colonial rule in the First War of Indian Independence.
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Coordinates:   28°40'16"N   77°12'38"E

Comments

  • Sorry, Jeet Garh was made in the memory of British Soldiers who died in 1857. British soldier names are engraved on its walls.
  • sorry for replying after 7 years and thanks for the information
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