Rashtrapati Niwas
The Rashtrapati Niwas , also Viceregal Lodge (Eng .: Residence of the Viceroy), is a mansion in the Observatory Hills of Shimla in the Indian province of Himachal Pradesh . The Jacobean style building was formerly the residence of the Governor General and Viceroy of India . There are some of the oldest surviving objects and photographs from the British Indian era .
Rashtrapati Niwas was designed by British architect Henry Irwin and built in the Jacobean style under Lord Dufferin . Construction began in 1880 and the building was completed in 1888. Lord Dufferin marched in on July 23, 1888.
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The summer residence of British India was of little value to the Indian President and he only visited it a few days a year, if at all. Professor S. Radhakrishnan wanted to use it for university purposes. The property was transferred to the Department of Education to be given to the Indian Institute of Advanced Study . The Central Public Works Department , Himachal Pradesh High Court, and Himachal Pradesh University were allowed to use some of the buildings one after the other, but most of the property, including the well-manicured lawns and well-stocked greenhouses, remained in the hands of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study.
Individual evidence
- ^ Rajesh C. Bali: A stitch in time: Rashtrapati Niwas in Shimla is being given a facelift by the ASI . The Tribune, July 24, 2005. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ Website of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study ( Memento of the original dated February 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved February 4, 2015.
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Coordinates: 31 ° 6 ′ 13.4 ″ N , 77 ° 8 ′ 30.8 ″ E