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Edwin lutyens

• Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens born on 29 March 1869– 1 January 1944, was a British architect who isnown !or i"a#inati$ely ada%tin# traditionalarchitectural styles to the re&uire"ents o! his era'

• (e desi#ned "any En#lish country houses'

• (e has been re!erred to as )the #reatest Britisharchitect)and is nown best !or ha$in# aninstru"ental role in desi#nin# and buildin# asection o! the "etro%olis o! *elhi, nown as +ew

*elhi, which would later on ser$e as the seat o!the o$ern"ent o! -ndia'

• (e also desi#ned .iceroy/s (ouse, which is nownown as the 0ashtra%ati Bha$an'

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• 1971 *eanery arden, En#land

• 192 British Medical ssociation, London,En#land

• 192 3ld :ity (all :enota%h, ;oronto,:anada

• 1928 (yderabad (ouse, +ew *elhi, -ndia

• 1929 0ashtra%athi Bha$an, +ew *elhi,

-ndia• 19<7 :astle *ro#o, *rewstei#nton, *e$on,

En#land

• 19< ;he Midland Ban, Manchester,En#land

• 19<6 Baroda (ouse, +ew *elhi, -ndia

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-ndia #ate

•  ;he -ndia ate, ori#inally

called the ll -ndia 5arMe"orial, is a war

"e"orial located astridethe 0a=%ath, on the eastern

ed#e o! the >cere"oniala?is@ o! +ew *elhi, !or"erlycalled in#sway'

•  -ndia #ate is a "e"orial to

82,777 soldiers o! theundi$ided -ndian r"y who

died in the %eriod 1914–21in irst 5orld 5ar, inrance, landers,Meso%ota"ia, Aersia, East

!rica, etc'

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•  ;he -ndia ate, e$en thou#h a war "e"orial, e$oes thearchitectural style o! the triu"%hal arch lie the rch o!:onstantine, outside the :olosseu" in 0o"e, and is o!ten

co"%ared to the rc de ;rio"%he in Aaris, and the ateway o!-ndia in Bo"bay'

•  ;he 42"etre tall -ndia ate, stands on a low base o! redBharat%ur stone and rises in sta#es to a hu#e "ouldin#'

•  ;he shallow do"ed bowl at the to% was intended to be Clled withburnin# oil on anni$ersaries but this is rarely done'

•  ;he -ndia ate he?a#on co"%le?, with a dia"eter o! about 62"etres, co$ers a%%ro?i"ately <76,777"D in area'

•  ;he cornice is inscribed with the -"%erial suns while both sides o!the arch ha$e -+*-, aned by the dates M:MF-. G1914 le!tH andM:MF-F G1919 ri#htH'

• Below the word -+*-, is inscribed, in ca%ital letters

•  ;3 ;(E *E* 3 ;(E -+*-+ 0M-ES 5(3 ELL (3+30E* -+0+:E +* L+*E0S MES3A3;M- +* AE0S- ES; 0-:LL-A3L- +* ELSE5(E0E -+ ;(E +E0 +* ;(E 0ES; +*-+ S:0E* MEM30I LS3 3 ;(3SE 5(3SE +MES 0E0E:30*E* +* 5(3 ELL -+ -+*- 30 ;(E +30;(5ES;03+;-E0 +* *0-+ ;(E ;(-0* (+ 50'

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cano%y

• bout 17 "etres East o! the -ndia ate war"e"orial, at a =unction o! si? roads, is a <!ootcu%ola, ins%ired by a si?thcentury %a$ilion !ro"Mahabali%ura"'

• Lutyens used !our *elhi 3rder colu"ns to su%%ortthe do"ed cano%y and its chha==a'

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"ar Jawan Jyoti

• "ar Jawan Jyoti, or the a"e o! the i""ortalsoldier, is a structure consistin# o! blac "arble%linth, with re$ersed rie, ca%%ed by war hel"et,bound by !our urns, each with the %er"anent li#ht

G=yotiH !ro" G:+H a"es, 

erected under the -ndiaate in the wae Liberation o! Ban#ladesh in*ece"ber 191 to co""e"orate -ndian soldiersilled in the de!ense o! their country'

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0ashtra%athi ba$an• ;he Rashtrapati Bhavan  is

the ocial ho"e o! the

Aresident o! -ndia, located in+ew *elhi, -ndia'

• -t "ay re!er to only the"ansion Gthe <47roo" "ainbuildin#H that has theAresident/s ocial residence,

halls, #uest roo"s andoces'

• it "ay also re!er to the entire1<7 hectare G<27 acreHAresident Estate thatadditionally includes hu#e

%residential #ardens GMu#hal ardensH, lar#e o%ens%aces, residences o!body#uards and sta,stables, other oces andutilities within its %eri"eter

walls'

 ;he "ain %alace buildin#was !or"erly nown as

.iceroy/s (ouse'

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desi#n

•  Lutyens/ desi#n is #randly classical o$erall, withcolours and details ins%ired by -ndian architecture'

•  ;he ori#inal %lan was to ha$e .iceroy/s (ouse onthe to% o! 0aisina (ill, with the secretariats lower

down'•  -t was later decided to build it 477 yards bac,

and %ut both buildin#s on to% o! the %lateau'

• Lutyens wanted to "ae a lon# inclined #rade all

the way to .iceroy/s (ouse with retainin# walls oneither side' 5hile this would #i$e a $iew o! thehouse !ro" !urther bac, it would also cut throu#hthe s&uare between the secretariat buildin#s'

• Lutyens had to reduce the buildin# siNe !ro"

1<,777,777 cubic !eet G<7,777 "<H to 8,77,777cubic !eet 247 777 "<  because o! the bud et

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• :onsistin# o! !our oors and <47 roo"s, with a oor areao! 277,777 s&uare !eet, it was built usin# 77 "illionbrics and three "illion cubic !eet o! stone' (ardly anysteel was used in the construction o! the buildin#'

• use o! hea$y classical "oti!s in order to e"%hasise %owerand i"%erial authority'

• Lutyens/ early desi#ns were all starly classical andentirely Euro%ean in style'

• (e also incor%orated local indoSaracenic "oti!s'

•  .arious -ndian desi#ns were added to the buildin#'•  ;hese included se$eral circular stone basins on to% o! the

buildin#, as water !eatures are an i"%ortant %art o! -ndianarchitecture'

•  ;here was also a traditional -ndianchu==a or chha==a, which

occu%ied the %lace o! a !rieNe in classical architecture'•  it was a shar%, thin, %rotrudin# ele"ent which e?tended

8 !eet G2'4 "H !ro" the buildin#, and created dee%shadows'

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• -t blocs harsh sunli#ht !ro" the windows and also shieldsthe windows !ro" hea$y rain durin# the "onsoon season'

• 3n the rooine were se$eral chuttris, which hel%ed to breau% the atness o! the rooine not co$ered by the do"e'

•  ;here were also statues o! ele%hants and !ountainscul%tures o! cobras in the #ar o! the retainin# walls, as wellas the basrelie!s around the base o! the Jai%ur :olu"n,"ade by British scul%tor, :harles Sar#eant  Ja##er'

•  ;he colu"n has a )distinctly %eculiar crown on to%, a #lass

star s%rin#in# out o! bronNe lotus blosso"'•  ;here were #rilles "ade !ro" red sandstone, called =alis or =aalis';hese =alis were ins%ired by 0a=asthani desi#n'

•  ;he !ront o! the %alace, on the east side, has twel$eune$enly s%aced "assi$e colu"ns with the *elhi 3rder ca%itals'

•  ;hese ca%itals ha$e a !usion o! acanthus lea$es with the!our %endant -ndian bells'

•  ;he bells are si"ilar in style to -ndian (indu and Buddhistte"%les, the idea bein# ins%ired !ro" a Jain te"%le atMoodabidri in arnataa'

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• 3ne bell is on each corner at the to% o! thecolu"n'

• -t was said that as the bells were silent British rule

in -ndia would not end'•  ;he !ront o! the buildin# does not ha$e windows,

e?ce%t in the win#s at the sides'

• Lutyens added se$eral s"all %ersonal ele"ents tothe house, such as an area in the #arden wallsand two $entilator windows on the stateroo" toloo lie the #lasses which he wore'

• Lutyens stated that the do"e is ins%ired by theAantheon o! 0o"e'

•  -t has < decorated roo"s and a oor area o!277,777 s&uare !eet G19,777 "DH' ;he structureincludes 77 "illion brics and <' "illion cubic!eet G8,777 "OH o! stone, with only "ini"alusa#e o! steel'

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Jai%ur :olu"n, 0ashtra%ati Bha$an

*o"e o! rashtra%athi ba$an

Ele%hant statues on the outer wall

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 ;han you