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in the backdrop. As one looks at the Raisina Hill buildings from Vijay Chowk, the
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in the background, New Delhi, the venue of the Beating Retreat ceremony
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and several other important ministries. The hill is seen as an Indian
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turned out very similar to the original sketches which Lutyens sent
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Indian Naval contingent marching on the Kartavya Path during
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will be shifted behind the existing South Block, while the
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is proposed to be relocated behind North Block. The
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Raisina Hill, New Delhi
Lutyens' Delhi
Vijay Chowk with North and South Block of the Secretariat Building in the backdrop. As one looks at the Raisina Hill buildings from Vijay Chowk, the Rashtrapati Bhavan disappears and only its dome is visible.
Vijay Chowk
Secretariat Building
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Raisina Hill is located in Delhi
28°36′50″N 77°12′18″E / 28.614°N 77.205°E / 28.614; 77.205
Country
India
Union Territory
Delhi
Districts
New Delhi
City
New Delhi
Municipal Council
New Delhi Municipal Council
Time zone
UTC+5:30
IST
ISO
metonym
Government of India
New Delhi
Rashtrapati Bhavan
President of India
Secretariat building
Prime Minister's Office
acropolis

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