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circle was eventually designed with two concentric circles, creating an Inner Circle, Middle Circle and the Outer Circle with seven roads radiating from a circular central park known as Radial Roads. As per the original plan, the different blocks of Connaught Place were to be joined from above, employing archways, with radial roads below them. However, the circle was 'broken up' to give it a grander scale. Even the blocks were originally planned to be 172 metres (564 ft) in height but later reduced to the present two-storied structure with an open colonnade.
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at the junction point. Stretching up to the Outer Circle, it also came with an adjoining underground parking lot. Also in the 1970s, the State Emporiums on Baba Karak Singh Marg radial emerged. However, a major alteration in the skyline was the addition of red sandstone (inspired by the historic Red
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and mainly hosted stage performances. In the coming years it hosted Western Classical music artists, Russian ballet and British theatre groups, and soon started morning and afternoon movie shows. The next theatre to be built was the Plaza in 1940, designed by Sir Robert Tor Russell, the architect of
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Residents gradually moved into first-floor quarters, which were almost full by 1938, but it was another decade before the plaza became the busy marketplace that it became later, as World War II started and the Independence movement reached a feverish pitch. Markets experienced dwindling sales, but
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On 5 January 2017, the Union Urban Development Ministry announced a plan to convert the middle and inner circles of Connaught Place, into an exclusive pedestrian zone, starting February 2017. As a result, people driving into the area will now have to park their vehicles at designated parking slots
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were in Connaught Place. Ten people were injured after police and witnesses said that the bombs went off in garbage cans in and around Connaught Place. There was also one bomb blast in nearby Central Park. Authorities also discovered two undetonated bombs in Delhi, one located at the Regal cinema
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flag at Connaught Place is Padma Shri Mir Mushtaq Ahmad, the first Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi. Prior to independence, when Connaught Place was considered the heart of imperial British India, he would hoist the tricolour at the bandstand in Central Park each year on 26 January. On 7 March
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Work on the renovation was resumed soon after the Commonwealth Games, and was scheduled to meet the new deadline of December 2012. Till 2016 only the first phase for renovating blocks A & B has taken place. By 2020 all the six blocks of Connaught Place would be renovated and brought to their
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in 1931, the new medium became a craze and in the 1930s and the 40s, four theatres opened within Connaught Place Plaza: Regal, Rivoli, Odeon and a short-lived "Indian Talkie House" that opened in 1938. Connaught Place became the entertainment hub of New Delhi. The Regal, the first theatre in the
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Early commercial establishments belonged to traders from the Kashmere Gate area: Harnarain Gopinath (Harnarains), Kanter's, Galgotia and Snowhite. Some of the other oldest and still existing establishments include Ram Chandra & Sons (since 1935), Novex (since 1937), Dhoomi Mal Gallery (since
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and built between 1767 and 1774. While the Royal Crescent is semi-circular and a three storied residential structure, Connaught Place had only two floors, which made almost a complete circle intended to house commercial establishments on the ground with residential space on the first floor. The
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The area is instantly recognisable on any map of Delhi as a big circle in the middle with radial roads spreading out in all directions. Eight separate roads lead out from Connaught Places's inner circle, named Parliament Street and Radial Roads 1 through 7. Twelve different roads lead out from
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held at Delhi, but due to huge cost overruns and undue delays, this deadline was not met. The Performance Audit Report prepared by Controller and Auditor General, India, on the Commonwealth Games 2010 concluded that there were "significant deficiencies in contract management, with consequent
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will be allowed in the pedestrian zones. This move however does not have any planning as of 24 January 2017 and may be totally scrapped as the current infrastructure is insufficient to support the pedestrianisation of Connaught Place, Naresh Kumar Chairman of NDMC Reported Hindustan Times.
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Originally it was barren land, the first construction was of Sujan Singh Block A (now Wengers' Block), then Blocks B and C followed, and afterwards Scindia House Block was made, Regal Building, Rivvoli Cinema and the American Express Block, which were all bought and constructed by
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avoidable expenditure". Moreover, the mis-management and delays caused great inconvenience to shoppers and shop-owners alike, and led to a decline in trade. Many store-owners complained of erratic power supplies and lost air-conditioning in their shops during the renovation work.
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2014, the largest known Indian national tricolour at that time (now second largest) was hoisted at the centre of Central Park, measuring 90 by 60 feet (27 by 18 m). The pole on which it is hoisted measures 207 feet (63 m).
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were evicted to clear the area for the construction of Connaught Place and the development of its nearby areas. The villages were once situated along the historic Qutb Road, the main road connecting
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The main commercial area of the new city, New Delhi, occupies a place of pride in the city and are counted among the top heritage structures in New Delhi. It was developed as a showpiece of
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Plans to have a central business district were developed as the construction of the new capital of imperial India began to take shape. Headed by W.H. Nicholls, the chief architect to the
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to the west, a rocky area populated only by trees and wild bushes. However, three structures were spared demolition. These were Hanuman temple, a Jain temple in Jaisinghpura and the
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By late 2020 Connaught Place had lost much of its old glory, although the charm of the market continued to attract foot traffic. As a part of its 'Return to Heritage Project', the
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Connaught Place hosts various cultural events in the central park area such as the Urdu Heritage Festival, One Billion Rising demonstrations, Delhi Government's Youth Festival,
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Janpath and Baba Kharak Singh Marg - Major shopping area for local Indian Handicrafts with large number of small shops. The ancient Hanuman Temple is on Baba Kharag Singh Marg.
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Connaught Place's central park has long been a venue for cultural events and is a popular hangout for locals. In 2005–06, it was rebuilt after the construction of the
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as private property, since the British Government did not want Delhi to be solely official. During this time Connaught Place was called Sujan Singh Block, named after
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1936), Vaish at Rivoli (since 1939), Indian Arts Palace (since 1935), Mahatta & Company (since 1947). Most of the rulers of the Indian
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built inside Central Park were rejected by railway authorities as they found the idea impractical, and instead chose the nearby
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Barakhamba Road and Kasturba Gandhi Marg - Major center for prominent international banks and other large corporate offices.
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until the early 1950s. The Odeon was built in 1945 and had the city's second 70mm screen after the "Shiela Cinema" in
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Parliament Street - Hub for government offices. Jantar Mantar and NDMC offices are situated on this major road.
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complex in Connaught Place. As a response, all rubbish bins were removed from the area for security reasons.
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and eventually became a haunt for the royalty and a place for political discussions. It was here that
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H block Connaught place on 21 March 2020-Effect of ban on social gathering over 5 people during
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busy working on larger buildings in the capital, design of the plaza eventually fell to
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Over the years, Connaught Place has been location many films including sequences in
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Panoramic view of the inner circle and central park in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
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and then either walk to Connaught Place or use the shuttle bus service. However,
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Prior to the construction of Connaught Place, the area was a ridge, covered with
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of the United Kingdom, who visited India in 1921 and laid the foundation of the
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lines of the Metro and one of the largest and busiest stations in the network.
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New Delhi Railway Station PF-16, Ajmeri Gate Side, Connaught Place, New Delhi
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were completed by 1933, long after the inauguration of the city in 1931.
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Regal cinema, Connaught Place's first theatre, opened in 1932, built by
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had their local homes in the nearby areas around King's way (modern-day
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area. Finally construction work began in 1929, with the construction of
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Brown, Lindsay; Amelia Thomas (2008). "Connaught Place & Around".
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exhibition attracted more than 1 million visitors at Connaught Place
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The redevelopment work was slated to be completed in time for the
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Shops along the innermost Connaught Circle at night in early 2006
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trees and populated with jackals and wild pigs. Residents of the
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Connaught Circus, the outer ring. The best known of these is
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View of the Central Park and Inner Circle of Connaught Place
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was presented in Connaught Place during the summer of 2012.
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Connaught Place itself. It was owned by director and actor
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post-independence business began to increase in the 1950s.
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Two of the five terrorist blasts that occurred during the
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Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)
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National Flag of India at Central Park, Connaught Place
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By Andreas Augustin. 4hoteliers.com. 11 December 2006.
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Drone view in sunset, 2023, Connaught Place, New Delhi
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building, Connaught Place, Outer Circle, built in 1986
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Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
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New Delhi
Connaught Place
Panoramic view of the inner circle and central park in Connaught Place, New Delhi.
Connaught Place is located in Delhi
28°37′58″N 77°13′11″E / 28.63278°N 77.21972°E / 28.63278; 77.21972
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