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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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