Central Vista, New Delhi
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Central Vista, New Delhi is the ceremonial and administrative heart of India’s capital, encompassing key government buildings, grand boulevards, and national monuments along Rajpath (now Kartavya Path).
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Vista, New Delhi canonical | 2 |
| New Delhi central vista | 2 |
| India Gate area (New Delhi) | 1 |
| India Gate axis | 1 |
| New Delhi capital complex | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial axis
ⓘ
government district ⓘ urban ensemble ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Union government of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
capital of India ⓘ |
| axisOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| Central Vista Redevelopment ProjectIncludes |
new Central Secretariat complex
ⓘ
new Parliament building ⓘ revamped Kartavya Path ⓘ |
| constructionCompletedForCoreEnsemble | 1931 ⓘ |
| contains |
Central Secretariat buildings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Kartavya Path NERFINISHED ⓘ National War Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ North Block NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament House NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashtrapati Bhavan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Block NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijay Chowk NERFINISHED ⓘ ceremonial lawns ⓘ government ministry offices ⓘ public gardens ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Edwin Lutyens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Herbert Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOfMainAxis | Rajpath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Central Public Works Department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
broad ceremonial boulevard
ⓘ
formal lawns and water bodies ⓘ symmetrical layout ⓘ |
| hasRecentProject | Central Vista Redevelopment Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important heritage zone of New Delhi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
National Capital Territory of Delhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| locatedOn | Kartavya Path NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lutyens' Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfConstruction | early 20th century ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
administrative center of India
ⓘ
ceremonial center of India ⓘ |
| significance |
site of major national monuments
ⓘ
symbol of Indian state power ⓘ |
| style |
Indo-Saracenic architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
imperial classicism ⓘ |
| terminusEast | India Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusWest | Rashtrapati Bhavan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Republic Day parade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
national celebrations ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
India Gate area (New Delhi)
this entity surface form:
New Delhi capital complex
this entity surface form:
India Gate axis