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Die National Gallery of Modern Art (15) zeigt indische Kunst. • National Gallery of Modern Art (15) features Indian art.
Im Restaurant United Coffee House (18) ist der Kolonialstil erhalten. • The colonial style was preserved in the United Coffee House (18).

Foto: Martin Bargiel

among the most expensive shopping areas. We also around the Connaught Place (17), the main ensemble in
have lunch here and enjoy a kebab at Salim’s Kebabs colonial style architecture in New Delphi can be admi-
(13), an insiders’ tip – street food at its best. After a red. We drink delicious tea in the true colonial style
copious shopping tour, one can perfectly relax over an atmosphere of the venerable United Coffee House (18).
excellent cup of coffee at the Coffee Day Café (14). Not far from here is the Janpath (19), a kind of flea mar-
ket, which has been, however, considerably cleared up
2.00 p.m. – Leisure is now followed by a bit of culture: and cleaned in recent years. Shops with colourful texti-
the National Gallery of Modern Art (15) features Indian les, imaginative artisan craftwork and much more are
art from all eras. The butterfly-shaped building with a lined up here. Towards evening, when the many lights
central dome was constructed in 1936 according to are glittering, the atmosphere is especially wonderful!
designs by British architect Sir Arthur Bloomfield as a
residence for the Maharaja of Jaipur. It is located in 7.00 p.m. – We slowly end the weekend with a South-
Lutyens’ Delhi, an area designed by Sir Edwin Lutyen, Indian dinner in the Savana Bhavan Restaurant (20) –
the leading British architect at the time of the British you should definitely reserve a table! The speciality of
colonial rule. The building has accommodated the art the house is Masala Dosa, a kind of thin, crispy pancake
museum since 1954 and was expanded in 2009 by the served with Sambar (lentils) and coconut chutney. As a
local architects’ group TEAM. conclusion to the evening we watch a modern Indian
movie in one of the largest cinemas in the Odeon
4.00 p.m. – The tour leads us past the 42-metre high Complex (21). In recent years, the Indian film industry
India Gate (16), which was also designed by Lutyen in produced sophisticated world films and was thus able
1921 in the style of the Arc des Triomphe in Paris. All to free itself from the Bollywood image.