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Delhi

India

Watercolour of Delhi, India. Along the Yamuna River basin and the historic Delhi Ridge, the ancient city of seven historic capitals, with Humayun's Tomb and Qutub Minar.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Humayun's Tomb; Qutub Minar; Lotus Temple; Lahore Gate of the Red Fort; Sayyid and Lodhi; lush Indo-Gangetic flora; Sultanate and Mughal
Viewpoint
Favor the classic viewpoint looking down the axial water channel of the Charbagh garden toward Humayun's Tomb, showing neem foliage and stone fountain channels in the foreground, the symmetrical red sandstone plinth, arched iwans, and white marble dome in the middle-ground, and the soft sky and mature tree canopy fading in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the expansive Mughal Charbagh garden lawns, Lodhi Gardens, and neem tree avenues.
Guarded against
Not Agra, Jaipur, or Lahore
Population11,034,555Wikidata: 26,495,000
Coordinates28.65°N, 77.23°E
Elevation221 m
Area1,484 km²
Time zoneAsia/KolkataUTC+5:30
Solar noon12:21clock runs 0.4 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Delhi and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Hanga Roa, Chile — 674 km from the exact antipodal point.

Nearest cities in the atlas

New DelhiIN4 km
GhāziābādIN21 km
NajafgarhIN25 km
FaridabadIN28 km
MeerutIN59 km
GorakhpurIN176 km
AgraIN181 km
JaipurIN239 km

Twinned cities

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