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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 .
The Rastrapati Bhawan (Nepali: राष्ट्रपति भवन, pronunciation ⓘ, "Presidential Palace") is the official residence of the President of Nepal, located in Kathmandu, Nepal. [1]
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.
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 ...
The Secretariat Building or Central Secretariat houses the most important offices and ministries of the Government of India.Situated at Raisina Hill, New Delhi, the Secretariat buildings are two blocks of symmetrical buildings (North Block and South Block) on opposite sides of the great axis of Kartavya Path, and flanking the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's House).
When the decision was taken to make a permanent National Museum, the exhibits were first displayed in the state rooms of the Rashtrapati Bhavan (then called Government House) on August 15, 1949, and the rooms were formally inaugurated by C. Rajgopalachari, Governor General of India. [9]
Raisina Hill (ISO: Rāyasīnā kī Pahāṛī), often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of New Delhi, housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the Secretariat building, housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries.
The Jaipur Column is a monumental column in the middle of the courtyard in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential residence in New Delhi, Delhi, India. In 1912 Madho Singh II , the Maharaja of Jaipur , offered to sponsor its construction to commemorate the 1911 Delhi Durbar and the transfer of the capital of India from Calcutta to New ...