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Presidential Palace (Rashtrapati Bhavan)

Embassy district, New Delhi, India
As featured in 3 days in New Delhi
Ranked #12 of 102 attractions in New Delhi
4.5 of 5 stars 90 Reviews
Type: Architectural Buildings
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Description: The 200,000-square-foot palace, completed in 1929, is the largest residence of any head of the state in the world.
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

It is a huge and heavily protected palace.. I don't know if we can have a tour inside it.. but going near to the palace, it give me impression that this palace is really awesome... Witht his size of the building, I imagine that it might take 5 minutes of walk from the bed room to the toilet :D More

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Navi Mumbai, India
Senior Contributor
46 reviews 46 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

Visit till the gate if you want to have a photo taken with the building on you back drops. No idea what is inside other than the mogul gardens. The mogul garden is awesome. But entry restricted in two months only in a year. More

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Delhi, India
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50 reviews 50 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

The most majestic building of the modern Indian Republic is the Rashtrapati Bhavan – the President’s Palace in New Delhi. It is one of the largest living quarters of a Head of State in the world with over 54 official bedrooms! The Bhavan is flanked on either side by the North and South Block that houses the Prime Minister’s office... More

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Kigali, Rwanda
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

Its clean and you can walk around the outer areas, but the beautiful buildings have been defaced by Air conditioning units all over. I only recommend going here if you feel the need to stand there physically because of its importance other wise do not waste you time. More

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california
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

take a look, its big, has great architecture but worth 45 minutes at best More

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Zurich, Switzerland
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

it is just a building. interesting to see it and compare it to India, but nothing special More

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Dallas, Texas
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

Nice palace and buildings around it, nice area in general. More

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London, United Kingdom
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13 reviews 13 reviews
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

Remnants of the British Raj and Lutyens designed buildings at it's finest. What a wonderful experience. Get your driver to wait in the car park and wander up the hill to view all the Governmental buildings, topped off with the Presidential palace with the fantastic elephant topped pillars. Peer through the railings and see the elephant topiary. We even saw... More

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Louisville, Kentucky
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39 reviews 39 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012

palace with great lawns. it is difficult to imagine that a third world country like india can afford these kind of palaces. lush green lawn and great flowers. must visit place during your trip to delhi. More

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Melaka, Malaysia
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

A worth visit place in Delhi. Amasing architecture. More

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