Delhi: The National War Memorial inaugurated on Monday evening by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a complex over 40 acres at the India Gate complex which pays tribute to martyred soldiers ever since independence.

Image tweeted by Prime Minister Office.

In the heart of national capital, the National War Memorial has five concentric circles, a central stone obelisk, and an eternal flame.

Nearly six decades after it was first proposed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the National War Memorial, sprawled over 40 acres at the India Gate complex in the heart of the national capital.

The centre of the complex lies at a lower level than the surrounding features. The Memorial has been built at a cost of Rs 176 crore.

Over 250 people will be able to visit National War Memorial at a time.

PM Narendra Modi lights eternal flame at National War Memorial in New Delhi.
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