Rajpath, heading towards India Gate. On the left is the South Block and on the right the North Block of the Secretariat Building

Rajpath also known as King's Way (which is what the word means) is the ceremonial avenue of the Indian republic. It runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan through Vijay Chowk and India Gate to National Stadium, Delhi. The New Delhi boulevard is lined on both sides by lawns with rows of trees and ponds. Unarguably the most important stretch of road in India, Rajpath goes straight towards Raisina Hill, India's administrative center. After climbing Raisina Hill, Rajpath is flanked by North Block and South Block. Finally it ends at the gates of Rashtrapati Bhavan. At Vijay Chowk it crosses Sansad Marg and the Parliament House of India can be seen to the right if coming from India Gate. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2103 KB) Description: The Rajpath Source: photo taken by User:Deepak Date: 26th December 2006 Permission: User:Deepak released it on 27th December 2005 under CC-BY-SA-2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2103 KB) Description: The Rajpath Source: photo taken by User:Deepak Date: 26th December 2006 Permission: User:Deepak released it on 27th December 2005 under CC-BY-SA-2. ... India Gate, built in memory of 90,000 Indian soldiers. ... Immediately in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan is the Jaipur Column, topped by a star. ... India Gate, built in memory of 90,000 Indian soldiers. ... This article is about the urban region which is the capital of India. ... Raisina Hill is the most priced estate in Lutyens Delhi. ... Situated on Raisina Hill, New Delhi, India Secretariat Building is a set of two buildings on the opposite side of Rajpath that are home to many important Ministries of the Government of India. ... Situated on Raisina Hill, New Delhi, India Secretariat Building is a set of two buildings on the opposite side of Rajpath that are home to many important Ministries of the Government of India. ... The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is bicameral. ...

Rashtrapati Bhavan (or President House, which is that it means in Hindi) is the official residence of the President of India. It was the Viceroy's residence before India's independence.

North Block and South Block are also called the Secretariat Buildings. North Block hosts the offices of Finance and Home ministries. South Block hosts External affairs and Defense ministries . Other important offices like some of the Prime Ministers Offices are also in the Secretariat Buildings.

Vijay Chowk (Hindi for Victory Square) a spacious Plaza is the site of Beating the Retreat ceremony on 29 January. Beating the Retreat is an Indian military ceremony. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

India Gate is India's war memorial arch in honour of those who died in the first World War and second Afghan War. It is also India's memorial of the Unknown Soldier.

Rajpath (Hindi for King's Way) itself is the road used on 26 January each year for India's Republic Day Parade. Celebration of India becoming a republic and showcase of India's cultural diversity and military might. It is also used for funeral processions of important India's political leaders. The opening scene of the movie Gandhi starts at Rajpath. January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Gandhi (1982) is an Anglo-Indian film, directed by Richard Attenborough, about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (also known as Mahatma Gandhi, Great Soul), leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. ...

Rajpath runs East-West, roads from Connaught Place the financial center of Delhi run into Rajpath from North. Connaught Place (now officially called Rajiv Chowk, though no one in the city refers to it by that name) is the central business district of New Delhi, India. ...

History

The city plan of New Delhi (the area surrounding Rajpath) was made by British architect, Edwin Lutyens. King's way, was of central importance to the plan. Lutyens wanted a panoramic view of the city of Delhi from the palace of the Viceroy's. The view from Raisina Hill runs unhindered across Rajpath and India Gate and is obstructed only by the National Stadium. Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens OM (March 29, 1869 - January 1, 1944), was arguably the greatest British architect of the 20th century (some have said the greatest since Wren, others, simply, the greatest). ...

Most of the building surrounding Rajpath, were designed by Lutyens and Herbert Baker. That is why New Delhi is also called Lutyen's Delhi. Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946) was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892-1912. ...

External Visual Links

• A ride on the Rajpath, Macromedia Flash plugin required
• Image of Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Secretariat buildings lit up for the Beating the Retreat at Vijay Chowk
• Slide show of Republic day parade on Rajpath