The Rashtrapati Bhawan Rashtrapati Bhawan is architecturally a very impressive building standing at a height, with the India Gate right opposite to it. This stretch called the Rajpath is where the Republic Day parade is held. The imposing plan of this area conceived by Lutyens attracts lots of tourists as well as the residents of Delhi who make it a point to visit the place often. lies at the center of the modern concentric development, the perfectly proportioned plan of Delhi was conceived by Lutyens.

At one time, 2,000 people were required to look after the building and serve the Viceroy's household. It has an impressive garden called the Mughal Gardens, which is open to the public for a short while in February when the flowers are in full bloom.

Once the residence of the British Viceroy in India, and now the official residence of the president of the Indian republic, was designed by Sir Edward Lutyens as part of the new imperial city that marked the shift of the capital from Calcutta where the British empire had struck root in India, to New Delhi. This, and the rest of the new city, sported Indo-Saracenic architecture at its grandest.

The imposing Rashtrapati Bhawan is an impressive architectural achievement. The Rajpath is a faultless stretch that leads to the India Gate and is the venue of the Republic Day parade of India every year.

The most magnificent room in the Rashtrapati Bhavan is the Durbar Hall, which lies directly beneath the main dome. All important Indian State and Official ceremonies are held here.

To the west, is the famous and beautifully landscaped Mughal Gardens, designed after the terraced gardens the Mughals built in Kashmir. The garden is famous as the 'Butterfly Garden' for the numerous butterflies that visit the varied flowers.The garden is open to the public in february.