Here you will find excavated objects including potteries, cooking utensils, ornaments, busts, terracottas, religious objects and playing objects from the Indus Valley cities like Harappa, Mohenjodaro, Lothal, Kalibangan, Ropar etc. The two most prized collections in this gallery are the Dancing Girl and the Burial of a Woman.
Shankar's International Dolls Museum
Shankar's International Dolls Museum is a unique gift to the Modern Delhi. K. Shankar Pillai founded the museum in 1957 and boasts of one of the largest collections of costume dolls in the world. The museum started with just a thousand dolls but today it houses more than 6,500 exhibits from over 85 countries. The museum is divided into two sections, one displaying dolls from Europe, America and Australia and the other from Asia and Africa. The interesting dolls on display include a 250-year-old doll from Switzerland; Maypole Dancer from Hungary; Flamenco Dancers from Spain; Kabuki Dancer from Japan; Ramayana scene from Thailand; Bridal Pairs from Indonesia; Kandy Perahera Festival from Sri Lanka; Mexican Aborigines; Australian Maoris; Ballet Dancers from South Korea; Dolls in Folk Costumes from Bulgaria and the Dancing Dolls of Tamil Nadu.
Rail Transport Museum
The Rail Transport Museum is another special attraction in Modern Delhi. Spread over 10 acres, the museum has a large collection of locomotives and carriages rolling over the 150 years of the railways in India. The locomotives are displayed in open while the museum is the storehouse of information on the history of railways in India. The vintage trains on display are the Viceregal Dining Car (1889) and the Prince of Wales Saloon (1875), Maharaja of Mysore's Saloon (1899) and Maharaja of Baroda's Saloon (1886). The model of the first steam engine that ran from Mumbai to Thane in 1853 is also on display.
Lakshmi Narayan Temple
The Lakshmi Narayan Temple is the contribution of the Birla Family to the Modern Delhi. Therefore it is known more as the Birla Temple. Dedicated to Lord Lakshmi Narayan or Vishnu, The temple took 6 years to complete from 1933 to 1939. Raja Baldev Das Birla patronized the construction of the temple, which is modern in concept, construction and architecture.
Lotus Temple
The Lotus Temple is amongst the contemporary landmarks of Modern Delhi. Built of marble, cement, dolomite and sand, the Lotus Temple is the place of worship of the Bahai Faith but is open to all the faiths. An Iranian based in Canada, Fariborz Sahba spent ten years in designing this architectural and engineering marvel. 800 engineers, technicians, artisans and laborers realized the dream on the paper into reality. The Lotus Temple comprises of three ranks of nine petals each springing from a pulpit providing the height to the building from the surrounding plain. The first two ranks curve inward to embrace the inner dome and the third layer curves outward to form canopies over the nine entrances. Nine reflecting pools surround the building on the outside giving an impression of the green leaves of the lotus flower.
Iskcon (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Temple
Iskcon (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) Temple is itself an ultra-modern temple of Modern Delhi. Dedicated to lord Krishna, the temple was completed in 1998. Besides peace, solace, spirituality and meditation, you will also a vegetarian restaurant and a library here. The Animatronics Center has three screens, three computers and three robots where you can see the show on the history of the temple and the society. The latest addition to the temple is the upcoming museum.
National Zoological Park
National Zoological Park is about environmentally aware Modern Delhi. Designed by Major Weinman of Sri Lanka and Carl Hagenbeck of West Germany, the National Zoological Park was set up in 1959. Spread over an area of 214 acres, the Delhi Zoo, as it is popularly called houses a number of wild animals and different species of birds. Many of the animals are brought from Africa, America and Australia.
Appu Ghar
Appu Ghar, the famous and most popular amusement park, was the first theme park of Modern Delhi. Particularly build to attract the children, you will find people of all the age groups having a gala time here. You can take joy rides on the Big Splash, Dodgem Cars, the Eerie Tunnel, My Fair Lady, Appu Columbus etc. Oysters is the water park at Appu Ghar where you can enjoy water games like, rain dance, water splash and ice games like sledding, skiing and ice boating.
Garden of Five Senses
Opened only in 2003, The Garden of Five Senses is the latest addition to the Modern Delhi. Spread over an area of 20 acres of varying landscape, the Garden of Five Senses is located at Said-ul-Azaib near Mehrauli. As the name suggests, it is about celebration of the five senses of vision, hearing, smell, touch and taste. The garden is designed in such a way to awaken each of the five senses of the humans. See the colorful flowers, hear the soothing music smell their intoxicating fragrance, touch the beautiful objects and tickle your taste buds at the garden at the space specifically allocated to a particular sense in the garden. Various sculpture and pieces of art adds to the beauty of the garden and food court and shopping zone provides popularity to the Garden of Five Senses.
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