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• New Delhi is the second-largest city in India and theeighth largest in the world by population.

•New Delhi was built after 1911 by the BritishImperialists when the decision was made to shift thecapital from calcutta to delhi.

•Spread oer !"#$$ hectares

INTRODUCTION

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Hi#t$!y%•Cal&utta was the &apital of India duringthe British &a' u'til D(&(mb(! )*)).•D(lhi had sered as the p$liti&al a'+ 'a'&ial&('t!( $- #(.(!al (mpi!(# of ancient India.

•During the early 19$$s" a proposal was made tothe British administration to #hi-t th( &apital ofthe British Indian (mpire from )alcutta to Delhi. 

•*nli+e )alcutta" which was located on theeastern coast of India" Delhi was l$&at(+ i''$!th(!' I'+ia and the ,oernment of British

India felt that it would be (a#i(! t$ a+mi'i#t(! India from Delhi rather than from )alcutta.

D(lhi /a# &h$#('b(&au#(0•)alcutta had becomethe territorial base of a

militant nationalistmoement against theBritish &a'•f its geographiclocation•(ase of access•ealthy climateHISTORY & SITE SELECTION

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• 3he central ista from &ashtrapati Bhaan to Indiagate is inspired from the layout of ashington D)

INSPIRATION FOR THE PLAN 6ayout of New

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THE PLAN

•/t the core is the &('t!al .i#ta, i'5#/ay ;now &a'path< with iconic buildings" the

Ra#ht!apati Bha/a' l$&at(+ $' Rai#i'a Hill" =an+ed by the large bloc+s of

Secretariat buildings at the northern end" sweeping eastward to a he>agonal

roundabout" I'+ia Gat(.

• 3he main cross a>is"

6u(('#/ay ;now 7anpath<

runs south from the business

district" C$''au5ht Pla&(.

• 3he rest of the city has a

range of aenues" from a

modest ?$ feet to @$$hundred feet" with the grand

a>is of AA$ feet" and a

planted par+way of seeral

aenues of trees.

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EVOLUTION OF DESIGN

6utyens basic ideawhile designing thecity was to relate pastwith the present. e

tried to get the bestpossible iew of themonuments of the cityli+e 7ama 8as'id.

Introduction of a cross-a>ial pla2a with twoSecretariat bloc+s similarto ashington D)

EVOLUTION OF DESIGN

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LA7O8T OF THE CIT7 

 3he attempt was to i'&lu+( all'atu!ala'+ hi#t$!i&al /$'+(!# in the

new city.

It was goerned by th!(( ma"$!.i#ual &$!!i+$!#"

  lin+ing the goernment comple>with :

• 7ama 8as'id•Indraprastha•Safdar'ungs 3omb

GO9ERNMENT COMPLE:

 JAMAMA;JID

SAFDARJ8NG

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Rashtrapati Bhavan Dome Sanchi stupa

•armonious and uni4ue

amalgamation of 9i&t$!ia'0

Eu!$p(a' a'+ I'+$0I#lami&

a'+ Bu++hi#t #tyl(#.

•Numerous I'+ia' m$ti-#

and elements li+e the

&hhat!i#, +$m(#, mi'a!(t#,

b!a&=(t#, &ha""a#, "aali#,

!aili'5#, hyb!i+0&$lum'#

and een materials t in

beautifully with Eu!$p(a'

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ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

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•In general the road networ+ consisted of diagonals and radials" at @$degreeC ?$ degree angles to the main a>is" forming triangles andhe>agons.

ROAD NETWORK

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•R$u'+ab$ut# were

placed at the pathintersections.

• 3hey functioned as$!i5i'# a'++(#ti'ati$'# -$!a.('u(#. Incorporation ofsome monuments withinthese nodes generated astronger city image.• 3he garden character of the city was carried through in andaround these nodes.

NODES

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RASHTRAPATI BHA9AN

Ra#ht!apati Bha.a' is a ma'or attraction of Delhi. 3he monument has theMu5hal A!&hit(&tu!al D(#i5'#" P(!#ia' A!t F$!m#" I'+ia' D(#i5'# and theEu!$p(a' A!&hit(&tu!al styles as well.

I'#i+( th( Ra#ht!apati Bha.a'%

• It is built on a =oor area of !$$"$$$ s4uare feet;19"$$$ m!

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S(&!(ta!iat#

RASHTRAPATI BHAWAN

PLANS S t i t

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PLANS0 S(&!(ta!iat#

SECRETARIAT 

Symm(t!y -$ll$/(+

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•E+/i' Lutya'# +(#i5'(+ I'+iaGat( i' )*?)• India ,ate is constructed as amemorial and was built in the

memory of soldiers who laid downtheir lies during world war I.• 6ocated at &a' path" Delhi" India,ate is A! m high• India ,ate is famous by the name/ll India ar 8emorial.

• 3his form of design was planned toimitate mughal style of creatingmassie and impressie gateways.

INDIA GATE

INDIA GATE

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•6utyens concieed a garden city with buil+i'5# b(l$/ th( t!(( h(i5ht" (@&(ptth( 5$.(!'m('t &$mpl(@, I'+ia Gat( th( a'&i('t m$'um('t#.•utside the monumental grid" the city was conceied as a ast par+" withbuildings hidden by trees.• 3he 9i&(!$y Pala&( a'+ th( S(&!(ta!iat C$mpl(@ /(!( pla''(+ t$+$mi'at( th( #=yli'( of New Delhi which occupied the highest land on &aisinahill.•/ .i#ual li'= /a# &$'&(i.(+ /ith th( Jama Ma#"i+ and all buildings inbetween the goernment comple> and 7ama 8as'id" which included )annaughtElace" were +ept below A#" ie" tree height.

LOST CHARACTER

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INTRODUCTION

•Brasilia is the federal capital of Bra2il and the seat of goernment ofthe ederal District.

•rom 1F?@ to 19?$" &io de 7aneiro was the capital of Bra2il. /t this

time" resources tended to be centered in Bra2ilGs southeast region near&io de 7aneiro.

• 3he reason for choosing Brasilia was that the goernment wanted tomoe the capital from &io de 7aneiro to some place which is morecentrally located.

•Brasilia was inaugurated in 19?$.

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• 3o sere to open the uninhabited center of Brasilia to the newdeelopment.

• 3o reliee the pressure of oerpopulation from the old capital &io de 7aneiro.

• 3o create renewed sense of national pride.

•/ completely modern !1st century city.

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• 3o adapt the cross to local topography the natural drains of the area one of

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• 3o adapt the cross to local topography" the natural drains of the area" one ofthe a>es was cured in order to ma+e it t into the e4uilateral triangle whichlimits the urbanised area

Th( !(#i+('tial #&al(

• 3he monumental a>is comprises of (splanade" where theministers and public buildings " the cathedral and the pla2aof three powers are located.

• /round the cured a>is the bul+ of residential districtshae been placed.

• Erinciples of modern road building techni4ues including theelimination of intersections.

De'*# %o%+" of L,+'o Co!%

Th( 5!(5a!i$u# 1 #$&ial #&al(2

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De'*# %o%+" of L,+'o Co!%

Th( 5!(5a!i$u# 1 #$&ial #&al(2• /long the traerse a>is administratie centres " entertainment centres andfacilities" the railway station" infrastructure are placed ma+ing themonumental a>is of the system.

•/t the intersection of the a>es" the entertainment center of the city" with thecinemas" theatres" restaurants hae been placed.

• / broad platform was created in the lower leel where only par+ing and local trac would be permitted.

Th( Bu&$li& #&al(

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De'*# %o%+" of L,+'o Co!%

Th( Bu&$li& #&al(• )osta wanted Brasilia to be the city of par+s" where more densely populatedareas were separated by ast green spaces and par+s.

•3he plan of ashington D) was gien by )harles 6 (nfant

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• 3he plan of ashington D) was gien by )harles 6 (nfant.•ashington D.) has a central controlling a>is scheme or organisationintended primarily to gie the capital and the presidents residence eJectieplaces in the design and to enable them to dominate it.• 3he 0ingsway is maintained in all three city layouts

COMPARISION TO WASHINGTON DC

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6ayout of

Brasilia

6ayout of NewDelhi

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In ashington D) important buildings were placed on the higherplatform" rest of the city lies on lower ground" composed mostly oftwo- and three-story houses and seeral steepled churches.Similarly Delhi also has important buildings placed on the higher leelsas shown in the section.

COMPARISION TO WASHINGTON DC

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