Raisina Hill

Raisina Hill
Rāyasīnā kī Pahāṛī
Vijay Chowk with North and South Block of the Secretariat Building in the backdrop. As one looks at the Raisina Hill buildings from Vijay Chowk, the Rashtrapati Bhavan disappears and only its dome is visible.
Vijay Chowk with North and South Block of the Secretariat Building in the backdrop. As one looks at the Raisina Hill buildings from Vijay Chowk, the Rashtrapati Bhavan disappears and only its dome is visible.
Raisina Hill is located in Delhi
Raisina Hill
Raisina Hill
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°36′50″N 77°12′18″E / 28.614°N 77.205°E / 28.614; 77.205
Country India
Union Territory Delhi
DistrictsNew Delhi
CityNew Delhi
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyNew Delhi Municipal Council
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

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 hill is seen as an Indian acropolis with Rashtrapati Bhavan as the Parthenon.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The might of Raisina Hill". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. ^ Goyal, Shikha (8 March 2017). "20 amazing facts about the Rashtrapati Bhavan". jagranjosh.com. Jagran Prakashan Limited. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

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