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See the green Lutyens' Delhi
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Much of New Delhi was planned by Edwin Lutyens, a British architect. He laid out the central administrative area of the city. At the heart of the city is the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhawan, where the president lives and which sits atop Raisina Hill. The Rajpath, also known as King's Way, stretched from the India Gate, which makes you think of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, to the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Secretariat which houses various ministries of the Government of India, flanked out of the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Parliament House, Lok Sabha, designed by Herbert Baker, is located at the Sansad Marg, which runs parallel to the Rajpath.
The area south of Rajpath is very green and spacious. Here you will find many mansions with huge gardens that used to be occupied by the British, but now they are the residences of all the high and important bureaucratic leaders of the Indian democracy. Just hire a taxi and have a look around in this area. Finish it of with a drink at the Imperial hotel at Janpath to complete your experience of Delhi as the administrative centre of India. Remember: the British invented bureaucracy, but the Indians perfected it. Let's hope you do not get in touch with this terrible machine that runs India. | | |
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