Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rāṣṭrapati Bhavana
	Official logo
	Top: the Presidential Palace's forecourt with T shaped ceremonial reception ground facing the Jaipur Column; Bottom: the Presidential Palace's backyard with square shaped central lawn facing the Amrit Udyan Gardens
	Location in New Delhi, Delhi, India
Former names	Viceroy's House (until 1947) ; Government House (1947–1950)
Alternative names	Presidential House
General information
Architectural style	Delhi Order
Location	Rajpath, Raisina Hill, New Delhi
Address	Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, Delhi, India – 110 004
Town or city	New Delhi
Country	India
Coordinates	28°36′52″N 77°11′59″E / 28.61444°N 77.19972°E
Elevation	216m
Current tenants	Droupadi Murmu; (President of India);
Year(s) built	17
Construction started	1912
Completed	1929
Opened	1931
Owner	Government of India
Height	55 meters
Technical details
Size	130 hectare (321 acre)
Floor count	Four
Floor area	200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Sir Edwin Lutyens
Other information
Number of rooms	340
Public transit access	Central Secretariat
Website
	rashtrapatisachivalaya.gov.in

Short film about Rashtrapati Bhavan

The Rashtrapati Bhavan (pronunciation^ⓘ, ISO: Rāṣṭrapati Bhavana; lit. 'Presidential Palace'; previously Viceroy's House) is the official residence of the President of India at the western end of Rajpath, Raisina Hill in New Delhi. It was formerly known as Viceroy's House and constructed during the zenith of British Empire. Rashtrapati Bhavan may refer to only the 340-room main building that has the president's official residence, including reception halls, guest rooms and offices, also called the mansion; it may also refer to the entire 130-hectare (320-acre) Presidential Estate that additionally includes the presidential gardens, large open spaces, residences of bodyguards and staff, stables, other offices and utilities within its perimeter walls. In terms of area, it is the second largest residence of any head of state in the world after Quirinal Palace in Italy.^[3] The other presidential homes are the Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad, Telangana and The Retreat Building in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.

^ Kahn, Jeremy (30 December 2007). "Amnesty Plan for Relics of the Raj". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2012. He also invented his own "Delhi Order" of neo-Classical columns that fuse Greek and Indian elements.
^ "Rashtrapati Bhavan". The President of India. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
^ Goyal, Shikha (8 March 2017). "20 amazing facts about the Rashtrapati Bhavan". Dainik Jagran. Jagran Prakashan Limited. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[1] Kahn, Jeremy (30 December 2007). "Amnesty Plan for Relics of the Raj". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2012. He also invented his own "Delhi Order" of neo-Classical columns that fuse Greek and Indian elements.

[poi-rb-2] "Rashtrapati Bhavan". The President of India. Retrieved 23 December 2011.

[3] Goyal, Shikha (8 March 2017). "20 amazing facts about the Rashtrapati Bhavan". Dainik Jagran. Jagran Prakashan Limited. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

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