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Raisina Hill

Raisina Hill

Area of New Delhi, India


Raisina Hill (IAST: Rāysīnā 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]

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History of Raisina Hill

The British architect Edwin Landseer Lutyens, a major member of the city-planning process, was given the primary architectural responsibility. The completed Viceroy's House turned out very similar to the original sketches which Lutyens sent Herbert Baker, from Shimla, on 14 June 1912. Lutyens' design is grandly classical overall, with colours and details inspired by Indian architecture. Lutyens and Baker, who had been assigned to work on Viceroy's House and the Secretariat building, began on friendly terms. Baker had been assigned to work on the two secretariat buildings which were in front of the Viceroy's House. The original plan was to have Viceroy's House on the top of Raisina Hill, with the secretariats lower down. It was later decided to build it 400 yards back and put both buildings on top of the plateau.[3]

Under the Central Vista project, the Prime Minister’s residence will be shifted behind the existing South Block, while the Vice President's residence is proposed to be relocated behind North Block. The Vice President's enclave will be on a site of 15 acres, with 32 five-storey buildings at a maximum height of 15 meters. The Prime Minister's new office and residence will be on a site of 15 acres, with 10 four-storey buildings at a maximum height of 12 meters with a building for keeping the Special Protection Group.[4]

Delhi Metro

The nearest Delhi Metro stations to the Raisina Hill are: Central Secretariat metro station, Lok Kalyan Marg metro station, Udyog Bhawan Metro station, Janpath Metro station, Rajiv Chowk Metro station, Patel Chowk Metro station.

See also


References

  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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