The official residence of the President of India is an architectural triumph of scale and symmetry. Designed largely by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, Rashtrapati Bhavan is a sprawling 340-room main building set amidst a 330-acre estate.
The building masterfully blends classical European architecture with traditional Indian motifs, such as chhatris (elevated, dome-shaped pavilions) and intricate stone lattice work (jaalis). Its famous Amrit Udyan (formerly the Mughal Gardens) is a breathtaking landscape of terraced lawns, water channels, and seasonal blooms, opening to the public for a brief window every spring.