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Encyclopedia > Lutyens' Delhi
View of Rashtrapati Bhavan with the Jaipur Column in the foreground, in Lutyen's Delhi.
Lutyens

Lutyens' Delhi is an area in Delhi, specifically New Delhi, India, named after the leading British architect Edwin Lutyens (1869–1944), who was responsible for much of the architectural design and building here when India was part of the British Empire. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 1561 KB) Description: The Rashtrapati Bhavan Source: photo taken by User:Deepak Date: 26th December 2005 Permission: User:Deepak released it on 27th December 2005 under CC-BY-SA-2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1944x2592, 1561 KB) Description: The Rashtrapati Bhavan Source: photo taken by User:Deepak Date: 26th December 2005 Permission: User:Deepak released it on 27th December 2005 under CC-BY-SA-2. ... E Lutyens Amended image from Brookies collection File links The following pages link to this file: Edwin Lutyens User:Brookie/Pictures Categories: GFDL images ... E Lutyens Amended image from Brookies collection File links The following pages link to this file: Edwin Lutyens User:Brookie/Pictures Categories: GFDL images ... For other uses, see Delhi (disambiguation). ... , This article is about the urban region that is the capital of India. ... Edwin Lutyens Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was a leading 20th century British architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...


Lutyens laid out the central administrative area of the city. At the heart of the city was the impressive Rashtrapati Bhawan, formerly known as Viceroy's House, located on the top of Raisina Hill. The Rajpath, also known as King's Way, connects India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Secretariats, which house various ministries of the Government of India, are beside the Rashtrapati Bhawan and were designed by Herbert Baker. Also designed by Baker was the Parliament House, and is located on the Sansad Marg, running parallel with the Rajpath. Other architects designed other buildings such as the Anglican and Catholic cathedrals. rashtrapathi bhavan ... Raisina Hill is the most priced estate in Lutyens Delhi. ... Rajpath, heading towards India Gate. ... Built in the memory of more than 90,000 Indian soldiers who lost their lives during the Afghan Wars and World War I, the India Gate is one of the most famous monuments in Delhi. ... The Government of India (Hindi: भारत सरकार [1]Bhārat Sarkār), officially referred to as the Union Government, and commonly as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of 28 states and 7 union territories, collectively called the Republic of... Sir Herbert Baker 9 June 1862 Cobham, Kent - 4 February 1946 Cobham, Kent, was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892–1912. ... Sansad Bhavan, The Parliament of India The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is bicameral. ...




References

  • Edwin Lutyens, New Delhi, The Lutyens Trust.


 

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