Rashtrapati Bhavan | |
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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[1] |
Location | Rajpath, Raisina Hill, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
Coordinates | 28°36′52″N 77°11′59″E / 28.61444°N 77.19972°E |
Current tenants | |
Construction started | 1912 |
Completed | 1929[2] |
Opened | 1931 |
Technical details | |
Size | 130 hectare (321 acre) |
Floor area | 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Edwin Lutyens |
Website | |
rashtrapatisachivalaya.gov.in |
Rashtrapati Bhavan (Hindi: भारतीय राष्ट्रपति भवन, Sanskrit : राष्ट्रपतिभवनम्) is the official home of the President of India, located in New Delhi, India. The present president (now Smt. Droupadi Murmu) stays there.
He also invented his own "Delhi Order" of neo-Classical columns that fuse Greek and Indian elements.