VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
In 1916, the British colonial authorities set aside an area of central Delhi near Kingsway Avenue (now called the Rajpath) for the maharajas of the largest Indian princedoms to build their residences in the capital city. One site was given to the Nizam of Hyderabad, who ruled one of the largest princedom in southern India.
English architect Edwin Lutyens designed the palace, which was completed in September 1938.
Hyderabad House is famous as the location where command of the Indian armed forces was ceremonially transferred from the British colonial authorities to the independent Indian government.
After India gained independence in 1947, the princedoms were incorporated into the republic and the country's government took control of the palace. It is used to host official events and negotiations. It also accommodates high-level foreign delegations.
Two of New Delhi's historical and cultural landmarks - the National Gallery of Modern Art and the India Gate memorial arch - are in the immediate vicinity of the palace. The arch is inscribed with the names of the Indian soldiers who died in World War I. In 1971, an eternal flame was lit and an honour guard posted in memory of independent India's fallen soldiers.
