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 Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India, is located at the westmost end of the 2 1/2km great Rajpath (Kings path), a tree-lined thoroughfare flanked by lawns with orderly flowerbeds and clipped hedges, with the India gate at the turnabout end. Designed by Sir Edwin L. Lutyens and completed in 1929, this palatial expression on the Raisina hill was formerly the Viceregal Lodge (Viceroys House), during the British rule. The city of New Delhi officially inaugurated in 1931, was conceived and constructed by the British when they moved their capital from Calcutta to Delhi. Among the G everyplacenment buildings of the city, the Viceroys habitation was the centre raise with imperial proportions. Built in two shades of sandstone, it covers an land of 18,580 sq meters (200,000 square feet), about 1km around the foundation, bigger than the Louis XIVs prescribe at Versailles. The total cost for the construction was Rs.1.4 one thousand million and over 3,500 men worked on 3.5 million cubic feet of marble and 700 million bricks for nearly two decades (17 years) for its construction. After India became independent the Viceroys house was re-named Government House and when the country became a republic in 1952 it was re-christened as Rashtrapati Bhavan (President Quarters).

A combination of Mughal and classical European architectural styles, it has a huge copper dome surmounting a long colonnade and 340 decorated rooms. There are 31 stairs at the entrance to the portico with 20 columns. Across the portico, the Durbar hall (Audience hall), with thriving pillars and coloured marble from all parts of India, is 23m in diam and has an exquisitely carved 2300 year old sculpture of the Ashokan papal bull at the entrance. It is the venue for all official functions of the President including the content Award ceremonies. There is a 4th century statue of Gautam Buddha git the Presidents chair. The hall served as a museum for several years until the bow venue of the National Museum was... If you want to get a replete essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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