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Artist/Creator (1)	Lutyens, Edwin (1869-1944)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	British (English)
Artist/Creator (1).Role	architect
Title/Caption	President's House
Variant Title/Caption	Rashtrapati Bhavan; Viceroys House; Government House; Presidential Palace
Site/Creative Center	New Delhi (India)
Date of Work	1912-1929
Description of View	Axial view & Jaipur Column
Notes	The Viceroy's House, the residence of the Viceroy of India (now the Rashtrapati Bhavan) was the focal point of Edwin's Lutyens's design for New Delhi, which was inaugurated in 1931 as the capital of British India. The principal axis, King's Way (now Raj Path) leads upwards from the All India War Memorial (now the India Gate) in a steep incline through the government complex to culminate at the Viceroy's House that is flanked at the same level by the two Secretariats. The building, H-shaped in plan and crowned by a great central dome, is monumental in its form, symmetry and scale. The east facade opens onto the Viceroy's Court (now Great Court), where the Jaipur Column stands, while a Mughal-style garden lies on the west side. The building combines predominantly Western classical elements with some Indian elements, including domed pavilions (chatris), and a stupa railing (vedika) motif encircling the dome.
Technique/Process	architecture, archtectural sculpture
Dimensions	Dome: 51.8m high
Century	20th Century
Style of Work	Anglo-Mughal
Related Persons	Architect's name also appears as Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens.
Subject	Architecture, Indian (South Asian) Architecture, British Architecture, Anglo-Mughal Architecture, 20th Century Official residences Domes (architectural elements) Monuments Memorial columns
Publisher	Saskia Ltd. Cultural Documentation
Publisher.Location	Freeport, Maine (United States)
Credit Line	(C) Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft
Reference Number	Saskia Pib-0045
Collection Title	Architecture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu:2000/ah_copyright.html

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