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The Rashtrapati Bhavan (pronunciation ⓘ, ISO: Rāṣṭrapati Bhavana; lit. ' Presidential Palace ' ; formerly Viceroy's House (1931–1947) and Government House (1947–1950)) is the official residence of the President of India at the western end of Rajpath , Raisina Hill in New Delhi .
Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum (ISO: Rāṣṭrapati Bhavana Saṁgrahālaya lit. ' Presidential Palace Museum ' ) is a public biographical museum located on the Raisina hill of New Delhi dedicated to the presidents of India from its establishment as a republic to present day.
The palace was built by then-Prime Minister Chandra Shumsher for his youngest son Krishna Shumsher from his first wife Lokbhakta Lakshmi Devi in the year 1924. [3] Krishna Shamsher because of political pressure from his brothers handed over Sital Niwas to the Government of Nepal in 1948 and later fled Kathmandu to Bangalore in 1961.
Residence Official Location Notes Rashtrapati Bhavan: President of India: New Delhi: Residence of the President. Rashtrapati Ashiana: Dehradun, Uttarakhand: Presidential retreat.
The Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi Rashtrapati Niwas,Shimla. Rashtrapati Bhavan ; Rashtrapati Ashiana (Presidential retreat) Rashtrapati Nilayam (Presidential retreat) Rashtrapati Niwas (Presidential retreat) Vice President's Enclave (Vice President) 7, Lok Kalyan Marg (Prime Minister) Teen Murti Bhavan (Prime Minister 1947–1964 formerly)
Rashtrapati Bhavan, the president's official residence, is the largest Presidential palace in the world. [ 53 ] [ 54 ] The Rashtrapati Nilayam at Bolarum , Hyderabad and Retreat Building at Chharabra , Shimla are the official Retreat Residences of the president of India.
The parade marches from the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the Kartavya Path to India Gate and from there to Red Fort. It opens with the unfurling of the national flag by the President of India . This is followed by marching from several regiments of the Army , Navy , and Air Force , along with their bands, and tableaux from various states signifying ...
Rashtrapati Bhavan, formerly known as Viceroy's House, was designed by Lutyens. Largely designed by Lutyens over 20 or so years (1912 to 1930), New Delhi, situated within the metropolis of Delhi , popularly known as ' Lutyens' Delhi ', was chosen to replace Calcutta as the seat of the British Indian government in 1911; [ 29 ] the project was ...