Delhi Rashtrapati Bhawan
Situated on Rajpath and designed by Sir Edward Luytens, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi is the official address to the President of India. Spread in 200,000 square feet of land it was initially refereed as the “Viceroy’s House”, but it was in year 1950 that it became a home to the President of the country and from then it was renamed to “Rashtrapati Bhawan”. Along with Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha there are offices of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs also located in very close proximity.
Rashtrapati Bhawan comprises of 340 highly luxurious and royal rooms including The State Drawing Room, The State Ball Room, The State Library, The State Dining Room and the Private Appartments. The famous Drabar room is used for conferring precious awards ceremonies. To the west of the Rashtrapati Bhawan, there is a Mughul garden that has the highest varieties of roses. The garden is open for general public in February- March every year.
Official permits are required to visit the bhawan which are issued from the reception office at Raisina Road, New Delhi.