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Rashtrapati Bhavan
The
house that houses the President of India and the house
that boasts of having welcomed the most powerful men in
history. The Rashtrapati Bhavan was designed by Edwin
Lutyens and built in 1931, to be the central point of
the British power in Delhi. Originally called the Viceroy's
House, the Rashtrapati Bhavan covers an area of 4.5 acres
of land. It has 340 rooms, 37 salons, 74 lobbies and loggias,
18 staircases and 37 fountains.
The most magnificent room in the Rashtrapati Bhavan
is the Durbar Hall, which lies directly beneath the
main dome. All important Indian State and Official ceremonies
are held here. To the west, is the famous and beautifully
landscaped Mughal Gardens, designed after the terraced
gardens the Mughals built in Kashmir. The garden is
famous as the 'Butterfly Garden' for the numerous butterflies
that visit the varied flowers. The garden is open to
the public in February.
Change of Guard Ceremony:
April-October : 8:30 am
November-March: 10:35 am
Teen Murti Bhavan
The
Teen Murti Bhavan housed the first Prime Minister of
India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It was designed by Robert Tor
Russel, the architect of Connaught Place, and the Eastern
and Western Courts on Janpath. The Bhavan was originally
the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British
Forces in India. However, after independence the house
was taken over as the residence of Jawaharlal Nehru.
And on his death, the house was converted into a national
memorial comprising a library and a museum. The library
is one of the finest ones for information on modern
Indian history. The house gets its name after the Teen
Murti (three statues) Memorial, which stands on its
extensive grounds. The memorial was built in memory
of the Indian soldiers who perished in World War I.
The Bhavan is closed to public on Mondays and on
all public holidays.
Rajghat
4
km away from Janpath to the N-East of Feroz Shah near
Delhi Gate at Ring Rd on the bank of Jamuna situated
Rajghat. Jawaharlal Nehru Rd also ends opp. Rajghat.
On 31st Jan. 1948, Mahatma Gandhi's last rites was performed
here. The memorial stone of Gandhi is square in shape
made of black stone. His last ward- 'Hey Ram' is inscribed
on it. Ordinary people, VIPs, foreign tourists all come
here at Rajghat to pay their homage to him. On every
Friday (the day of his death) a prayer is being held.
Except Monday, a regular feature of projecting Gandhi
philosophy in picture, sculpture and photos from 10-00
to 17-00 is being performed at Rajghat. Besides, there
is Gandhi Memorial Museum projecting his life and the
philosophy of Sarvodaya Movement in film from 9-30 to
17-30 except Thursday and on Sunday at 16-00 in Hindi
and 17-00 in English. Another Gandhi memorial is Gandhi
Balidansthal or assassinated spot at Tis January Marg
of the city. On 30 Jan. 1948 on his way to prayer at
Biral Bhawan , he was assassinated by bullets. Hence,
this memorial.
Santiban
To the north of Rajghat is Santiban. 1st Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru's last rites was performed here on
27 May, 1964. A tombstone has been erected on his funeral
place. Next to it, the tomb of Sanjay Gandhi who was
died in a plane crash in 1980.
Vijay
Ghat
This is the tomb of 2nd Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
After the Indo-Pak was of 1965. Shastriji went to Taskhand
in Russia on peace mission. In 1966 his last rites was
performed here.
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