New Delhi

New Delhi is India's capital city and the seat of its national government. Planned and developed under British rule, it became the capital in 1911.

Delhi Durbar of 1911: A ceremonial assembly in Delhi where King George V announced the transfer of British India’s capital from Calcutta. The announcement set the political project behind New Delhi in motion.
Government of India: The national government that exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. Its ministries and central offices are based in New Delhi.
Delhi: A large metropolitan region in northern India that includes the National Capital Territory and adjacent urban districts. New Delhi is a district and urban core within the wider Delhi region.
Indo-Saracenic architecture: An architectural style combining European forms with elements drawn from Indian and other regional traditions. New Delhi’s government buildings adapt Indo-Saracenic motifs within a monumental classical design.
Edwin Lutyens: An English architect known for designing major buildings in New Delhi and other monumental works. He shaped the central plan and designed the Viceroy’s House.
Parliament of India: India’s national legislature, consisting of the president and two houses. Its chambers meet in New Delhi to make national laws.
Raisina Hill: A rise in central New Delhi occupied by Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Secretariat buildings. Its elevated position anchors the capital’s principal ceremonial and administrative complex.
Indian independence movement: The political struggle that ended British rule in India in 1947. Independence transformed the imperial capital into the seat of a sovereign republic.
Herbert Baker: An English architect whose work included government buildings in New Delhi and Pretoria. He designed the Secretariat buildings and Parliament House with Lutyens.
Supreme Court of India: India’s highest court and final authority on constitutional interpretation and appeals. Its principal seat places the national judiciary in the capital.

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