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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<title>Rashtrapati Bhavan</title>
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<a href="index.html"><h1 style="text-align:center;color:brown;font-family:fantasy;font-size:300%;background-color:lightblue;background-color:lightblue;">New Delhi</h1></a>
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<h1>Rashtrapati Bhavan</h1>
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<p>The <strong>Rashtrapati Bhavan</strong> (About
this sound pronunciation (help·info), "rásh-tra-pa-ti bha-van" ; Presidential
Residence" previously "Viceroy's House") is the official home of the president
located at the Western end of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajpath" target="_blank">Rajpath</a> in New Delhi, India. It may refer to only
the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansion" target="_blank">mansion</a> (the 340-room main building) that has the president's official residence,
halls, guest rooms and offices; it may also refer to the entire 130-hectare (320 acre)
President Estate that additionally includes huge presidential gardens (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mughal_gardens" target="_blank">Mughal Gardens</a>),
large open spaces, residences of bodyguards and staff, stables, other offices and utilities
within its perimeter walls. In terms of area, it is one of the largest residences
of a head of state in the world.
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<section>
<h1>Mughal Gardens</h1>
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<p>The Mughal Gardens are situated
at the back of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, incorporate both Mughal and English
landscaping styles and feature a great variety of flowers. The Rashtrapati
Bhavan gardens are open to the public in February every year.
</p>
<p><b>Main garden:</b> Two channels
running North to South and two running East to West divide this garden into
a grid of squares. There are six lotus shaped fountains at the crossings of these channels.
Whereas the energetic fountains rising up to a height of 12 feet (3.7 m) create
a soothing murmur that enthralls the visitor, the channels are so tranquil in
their movement that they seem frozen. In the channels at appropriate times of
day can be seen reflections of the imposing building and the proud flowers.
There are wooden trays placed on stands in the centre of the channels where
grain is put for the birds to feed upon.
</p>
<p><b>Terrace garden:</b> There are two
longitudinal strips of garden, at a higher level on each side of the Main
Garden, forming the Northern and Southern boundaries. The plants grown are
the same as in the Main Garden. At the centre of both of the strips is a fountain,
which falls inwards, forming a well. On the Western tips are located two gazebos
and on the Eastern tips two ornately designed sentry posts.
</p>
<p><b>Long Garden or the 'Purdha Garden':</b>
This is located to the West of the Main Garden, and runs along on each side
of the central pavement which goes to the circular garden. Enclosed in walls
about 12 feet high, this is predominantly a rose garden. It has 16 square
rose beds encased in low hedges. There is a red sandstone pergola in the
centre over the central pavement which is covered with Rose creepers, Petrea,
Bougainvillea and Grape Vines. The walls are covered with creepers like Jasmine,
Rhyncospermum, Tecoma Grandiflora, Bignonia Vanista, Adenoclyma, Echitice,
Parana Paniculata. Along the walls are planted the China Orange trees.
</p>
<p>Around the circular garden
there are rooms for the office of the horticulturist, a green house, stores,
nursery etc. Here is housed the collection of Bonsais, one of the best in the country.
</p>
<p>All the presidents who have stayed
at the Rashtrapati Bhavan have taken a keen interest in the maintenance and
upkeep of the Mughal Gardens. All have contributed in their own way.
The underlying themes, however, have remained unaltered.
</p>
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h1>Udyanotsav</h1>
<p>The Mughal Gardens opens for general public viewing in February–March every year during <i>Udyanotsav</i>
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h1>Museum</h1>
<p style ="font-family:Georgia;font-size:150%;">In July 2014, a museum inside
Rashtrapati Bhavan was inaugurated by President of India <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pranab_Mukherjee" target="_blank">Pranab Mukherjee</a>.
The museum helps visitors to get an inside view of the Rashtrapati Bhavan,
its art, architecture and get educated about lives of past presidents.
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h1>Restoration</h1>
<p>The first restoration project
at the Rashtrapati Bhavan was started in 1985 and ended in 1989, during which
the Ashoka Hall was stripped of its later additions and restored to its
original state by the architectural restorer <b class="person">Sunita Kohli</b>.
The second restoration project, begun in 2010, involved <b class="person">Charles Correa</b>
and <b class="person">Sunita Kohli.</b>
</p>
</section>
<section>
<h1>Gallery</h1>
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<figure>
<img src="Images\220px-Canon_outside_the_entrance_to_Rashtrapati_Bhawan,_Delhi.jpg" width="350px" height="263px" alt =""></img>
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<p><i>Cannon outside the entrance to Rashtrapati Bhawan.</i></p>
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<img src="Images\220px-Rashtrapati_Bhawan_illuminated_2010_ashish17.JPG" width="350px" height="263px" alt =""></img>
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<p><i>Rashtrapati Bhavan
illuminated for Indian Republic Day.</i></p>
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<img src="Images\Indian_President`s_Bodyguard_marching_at_Rashtrapati_Bhavan.jpg" width="350px" height="263px" alt =""></img>
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<p><i>Indian President`s Bodyguard marching at Rashtrapati Bhavan.</i></p>
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<img src="Images\President_Barack_Obama_is_presented_with_a_scarf_by_Rayapati_Sambasiva_Rao.jpg" width="350px" height="263px" alt =""></img>
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<p><i>Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, Member of Parliament, presenting U.S. President Barack Obama with a scarf during the State Dinner receiving line at Rashtrapati Bhawan (2015).</i></p>
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