Information About Ghaziabad Tourism
About
Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad
is
one
of
fast
growing
Industrial
town
of
North
India.
Ghaziabad
is
situated
about
1.5
km
from
the
Hindon
River.
Ghaziabad
is
bound
by
Meerut
in
North
and
on
the
south
by
Bulandshahar.
Situated
in
Western
Uttar
Pradesh
close
to
Delhi,
Ghaziabad
has
more
than
14000
small,
medium
and
large
industrial
units
scattered
all
over
the
city.
The
city
is
also
home
to
upcoming
posh
localities
that
have
completely
changed
its
face
from
a
sleepy
industrial
town
to
a
modern
swanky
looking
suburb
of
Delhi.
In
fact,
the
city
has
been
featured
in
Newsweek
Top
10
most
dynamic
cities
in
the
world
in
the
year
2006.
The
place
is
relatively
new
in
the
chronicles
of
History.
Ghaziabad
was
founded
in
the
year
1740
by
emperor
Ghazi-ud-din.
He
is
supposed
to
have
built
an
architectural
marvel
for
himself.
It
was
a
spacious
palace
that
consisted
of
120
rooms
of
masonry
with
pointed
arches.
Only
the
gate,
a
few
portions
of
the
boundary
wall
and
a
massive
pillar
about
fourteen
feet
in
height
remain
now.
Ghaziabad
has
appeared
prominently
during
the
mutiny
of
1857.
River
Hindon
that
flows
through
Ghaziabad
was
the
site
for
the
battle
between
Mutineers
and
British
Forces
in
which,
the
former
were
crushed
convincingly.
Ghaziabad
is
primarily
an
industrial
city
with
manufacturers
in
railway
coaches,
diesel
engines,
electroplating,
bicycles,
picture
tubes,
tapestries,
glassware,
pottery,
vegetable
oil,
paint
and
varnish,
heavy
chains,
automobile
pistons
&
rings,
steel
pharmaceuticals,
liquor,
etc.
It
is
one
of
the
most
industrialized
cities
in
Uttar
Pradesh.
How To Reach
Ghaziabad
by
Air:It
is
possible
via
the
nearest
airport
from
Ghaziabad,
the
Indira
Gandhi
International
Airport
at
New
Delhi.
The
city
of
Ghaziabad
is
an
important
industrial
city
of
India,
which
is
included
in
the
state
of
Uttar
Pradesh.
Ghaziabad
by
Rail:It
is
the
one
of
the
most
comfortable
means
of
transport
to
the
city.
As
such,
other
means
of
conveyance
to
Ghaziabad
include
airways
and
roadways.
Ghaziabad
is
located
to
the
East
of
New
Delhi.The
two
nearest
railways
from
Ghaziabad
include
the
Nizamuddin
railway
station
and
the
New
Delhi
railway
station.
Ghaziabad
by
road:Ghaziabad
is
well
networked
by
road
to
other
neighboring
cities.
There
are
regular
bus
services
ferrying
passengers
to
and
from
Ghaziabad.
The
Uttar
Pradesh
State
Road
Transport
Corporation
is
about
to
start
the
City
Bus
Service,
which
will
connect
Ghaziabad
to
Noida
and
Greater
Noida.
Details
Crafts
Museum
Timing:July
to
September
:
0930
am-
5
p.m.
October
to
June
:
0930
a.m.
to
0600
p.m.
Daily
Closed
:
Monday
and
National
Holidays.
Attractions:
Indian
Crafts,
Wooden
Carvings,
Metalware,
Paintings.
The
Crafts
Museum
is
situated
at
Pragati
Maidan
and
forms
one
of
the
main
places
to
be
visited
on
your
Delhi
tour.
This
museum
has
galleries
displaying
India's
rich
tradition
of
handicrafts.
An
added
attraction
is
the
presence
of
craftsmen,
which
are
brought
here
from
different
parts
of
the
country
to
demonstrate
their
skills.
The
Crafts
museum
boasts
of
having
the
most
rare
and
exquisite
pieces
of
art
and
craft
selectively
collected
from
all
over
the
country.
The
museum
is
distinct
for
its
architectural
display
of
various
villages.
Authentically
constructed
mud
huts
are
beautifully
decorated
with
folk
art
and
exhibits
include
woodcarvings,
paintings,
paper-mache,
embroidery
and
a
full-sized
wooden
haveli
from
Gujarat.
The
complex
also
houses
the
Crafts
Museum
Shop.
There
are
separate
galleries
for
displaying
tribal
and
rural
craft,
courtly
crafts,
textile,
popular
culture
and
others.
Here
you
can
see
live
demonstrations
by
the
artisans
offering
close
glimpses
of
the
folk
arts
of
India.
From
here
you
can
buy
ritual
objects,
ornaments,
rugs,
shawls
and
books
from
the
craftsmen
as
well
as
from
the
museum.
National
Museum
National
Museum
on
Janpath
is
the
premier
repository
of
antiquities.
Built
in
1960,
it
has
an
extraordinary
collection
representing
the
entire
span
of
Indian
civilizations
from
pre-historic
times.
It's
galleries'
inclusive
finds
from
the
Indus
Valley
Civilization
;
superb
sculptures
in
stone
and
bronzes
from
the
Chola
period;
the
largest
collection
of
miniature
paintings
of
the
world;
manuscripts;
a
Buddhist
Gallery,
including
relics
of
Buddha
from
Piprahwa;
the
exquisite
Jewellery
Gallery;
the
Anthropological
Gallery
of
tribal
art;
galleries
devoted
to
decorative
and
applied
arts,
Maritime
Heritage
and
Pre-Columbian
art;
and
the
Central
Asian
Antiquities
Gallery
of
Auriel
Stein's
finds
along
the
ancient
Silk
Route.
Our
rich
cultural
heritage
National
Museum,New
Delhi,
today
,
has
in
its
possession
over
2,00,000
works
of
exquisite
art,both
of
Indian
and
Foreign
origin
covering
more
than
5,000
years
of
our
cultural
heritage.
Its
rich
holdings
of
various
creative
traditions
and
disciplines
which
represents
a
unity
amidst
diversity,
an
unmatched
blend
of
the
past
with
the
present
and
strong
perspective
for
the
future,
brings
history
to
life.
Vastness
of
collection
Apart
from
the
collections
of
Pre-historic
Archaeology,
Archaeology,
Jewellery,Paintings,
Decorative
arts,
Manuscripts,
Central
Asian
Antiquities,
Arms
and
Armour,
etc.
,the
Museum
today
has
a
separate
branches
of
publication,
Hindi,
Public
Relations,
Education,
Library,
Exhibition
cell,
Display,
Modelling,
Photography,
Security
and
Administration.
National
Zoological
Park
Timing:
0800
to
1800
hours(
summer),0900
to
1700
hours
(winter)
except
Friday.
Best
Time
to
visit:
Throughout
the
year
Main
Attraction:
22,000
varieties
of
Animals
and
Birds
Location:
National
Zoological
Park
or
the
zoo
of
Delhi
is
one
of
the
finest
zoos
in
Asia
and
is
situated
close
to
Purana
Qila
or
Old
Fort.
About
the
Zoo
National
Zoological
Park
is
one
of
the
finest
and
largest
zoos
in
Asia
and
efforts
have
been
made
to
provide
an
almost
natural
habitat
to
the
animals
and
birds
herein
New
Delhi.
Established
in
1959
and
is
spread
over
a
massive
area
of
214
acres.
Delhi
Zoo
is
home
to
more
than
2000
species
of
animals
and
birds
from
Africa,
America,
Australia
and
Asia.
The
Zoo
was
set
up
in
1959.
It
is
regarded
as
one
of
the
finest
zoos
in
Asia
and
efforts
have
been
made
to
provide
an
almost
natural
habitat
to
the
animals
and
the
birds.
It
is
a
good
spot
for
picnics.
It
has
an
early
17th
century
Kos
Minar,
which
was
one
of
the
many,
put
up
by
Jehangir,
son
of
the
emperor,
Akbar.
As
you
climb
up
the
red
sandstone
gate,
you
get
a
chance
to
admire
the
vast
expanse
of
the
Zoological
Park.
The
winding
pathways
here
are
laid
with
the
red
Badarpur
gravel,
and
the
green
shrubs
demarcate
the
red
with
the
undulating
brown-green
vast
stretches
of
grass.
An
idyllic
picnic
spot
in
winters,
the
serenity
of
the
greens
here
is
pleasing
and
offers
a
delightful
respite
from
the
humdrum
of
the
city.
The
winding
pathways
lead
to
the
administrative
building
with
a
library
on
the
right
side
where
you
can
get
all
the
information
on
animals,
birds
and
plants
of
both
and
rare
zoological
species
in
India.
This
place
is
particularly
popular
among
the
children,
they
love
to
see
Chimpanzee,
Hippopotamus,
Spider
monkey,
African
Wild
Buffalo,
the
Gir
Lion
and
Zebras,
thee
water
animals
and
birds
such
as
Macaque,
Banteng,
Emu,
Hyenas,
Axis
deer,
Fallow
deer,
Peafowl,
Hog
Dear
and
the
Jaguar.
The
underground
Reptile
Home
complex
displays
a
wide
array
of
snakes
such
as
King
Cobra
and
Pythons.
Besides
these,
there
are
more
than
200
varieties
of
trees
here
including
the
hanging
deep
yellow
Alamtas
hedges,
the
drought
resistant
Lahura
trees
and
the
native
Delhi
bistendu.
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