Lutyens' Delhi is an area in Delhi, specifically New Delhi, named after the leading British architect Edwin Lutyens

(18691944) HE was responsible for much of the architectural design and buildings when India was part of the British Empire.

LUTYEN

HERBERT BAKER

Largely designed by Lutyens over twenty or so years (1912 to 1930) New Delhi, situated within the metropolis of Delhi, was chosen to replace Calcutta as the seat of the British Indian government in 1912; the project was completed in 1929 and officially inaugurated in 1931. In undertaking this project, Lutyens invented his own new Order of classical architecture, which has become known as the "Delhi Order" and was used by him for several designs in England, such as Campion Hall, Oxford.

City Plan Even Lutyens' layout plan cannot be considered original. He had initially designed a city with all the streets crossing at right angles, much like New York. But Hardinge told him of the dust storms that sweep the landscape in these parts, insisting on roundabouts, hedges and trees to break their force, giving him the plans of Paris and Washington to study and apply to Delhi. The final plan borrows from many other town plans and from earlier plans for New Delhi. Roderick Gradidge writes, "Although the plan was a group effort, it has often been attributed to Lutyens, and there is no doubt that he was a powerful influence in its creation."

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (29 March 1869 1 January 1944) was a leading 20th century British architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses. He has been referred to as "the greatest British architectand is best known for playing an instrumental role in designing and building a section of the metropolis of Delhi, known as New Delhi, which would later on serve as the seat of the Govt. of India. In recognition of his contribution, New Delhi is also known as Lutyens Delhi". In collaboration with Herbert Baker.

Stylistically, he never fitted into any single school or movement in as much as the mark he left was always his own. Although influenced early on by the Arts and Crafts movement of his youth, and later by the discipline of the classical ideal, his eclecticism was such that he was more concerned with the intricacies of his own aesthetic principles
Free church, hapmpstead garden suburb

What Lutyens Built Rashtrapati Bhavan Four bungalows inside the President's Estate India Gate Hyderabad and Baroda palaces at India Gate

A search for a monumental and imperial architecture, but also an architectural vocabulary that would be representative of the subcontinent

inspired by and incorporated various features from the local and traditional Indian architecture most clearly seen in the great drum-mounted Buddhist dome of the Viceregal Lodge, now Rastrapathi Bawan. This palatial building, containing 340 rooms, is built on an area of some 330 acres (1.3 km) and incorporates a private garden also designed by Lutyens

This vast mansion has got four floors and 340 rooms. With a floor area of 200, 000 square feet it is built by using 700 million bricks and three million cubic feet of stone. Hardly any steel has gone into the construction of the building.

the Mughal Gardens spread over 342 acres

The sprawling Moghul Garden inside the Rashtrapati Bhavan was inspired by the Shalimar Gardens in Srinagar and the green spreads around the Taj Mahal. But despite such eclectic borrowings, the final result is both captivating and stunning.

dome which is superimposed on its structure. It is visible from a distance and the most eye-catching round roof with a circular base in the heart of Delhi. While Lutyens ostensibly acknowledged the design of the dome to the pantheon of the Rome, it is very strongly believed by informed analysts that the dome was structured in the pattern of the great Stupa at Sanchi. The pre-dominance of Indian architecture in the dome is evident from the fact that it is encircled by railings of Sanchi origin. In fact the whole of Rashtrapati Bhavan embodies in it Indian architectural patterns such as Buddhist railings, chhajjas, chhatris and jaalis.

Lutyens laid out the central administrative area of the city. At the heart of the city was the impressive Rastrapathi bawan , formerly known as Viceroy's House, located on the top of Raisina Hill. The Rajpath, also known as King's Way, connects India Gate to Rashtrapati Bhawan, while Janpath, which crosses it at a right angle, connects South end road with Connaught Place.

The Secretariat Building, which house various ministries of the Government of india including Prime Minister of India office (PMO), are beside the Rastrapathi Bhawan and were designed by Herbert Baker. Also designed by Baker was the Parliament House, located on the Sansad Marg, running parallel with the Rajpath. Other architects designed other buildings such as the Anglican and Catholic cathedrals.

The India Gate is the national monument of India. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Originally known as All India War Memorial It commemorates the 90,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who lost their lives while fighting for the British Indian Emire, or more correctly the British Raj in World War-1 and the Third Anglo Afgan War It is composed of red sand stone and granite.
Originally, a Statue of King George V had stood under the now-vacant canopy in front of the India Gate, and was removed to Coronation Park with other statues. Following India's independence, India Gate became the site of the Indian Armys Tomb of the Unknown Soldies, known as the Amar Jawan Jyoti (The flame of the immortal soldier).

42-metre tall Inspired by a 18th century Mahabalipuram pavilion

The Montague-Chelmsford reform of 1919 brought a certain legislative responsibility upon Indians, and with it the need for a legislative building as part of the New Delhi complex arose. Parliament House in its final form was Baker's conception, an odd circular form in a predominantly orthogonal planning scheme. In spite of the difficulty of citing a circular building in the urban plan, Baker creation is not without architectural merit, with an imposing exterior colonnade and an interior three-pointed plan with a central, domed space.

Materials The use of the superb rhubarb-red and beigepink sandstones for Rashtrapati Bhavan is also credited to Lutyens. But, he had actually opposed it in favour of white marble as used in the Taj Mahal. He could hardly have been aware that in white he too would have built a mausoleum. In fact, sandstone was suggested by the geological department, which got no credit

Hyderabad House earlier known as Palace of the Nizam of Hyderabad is a former princely residence of Osman Ali Khan , Nizam VII located at New Delhi. This house was built in 1926 by eminent architect Edwin Lutyens. It was the Delhi palace for the last Nizam of Hyderabad State. It is currently used by the Govt. of India for Banquets and meetings for visiting foreign dignitaries. It has also been a venue for joint press conferences and major government events

 Hyderabad House was built in the shape of a butterfly. It was the largest and most expensive palace at that time. The entrance hall of the palace, a domed roof is the outstanding feature. It is located to the northwest of the India Gate. The Hyderabad House is an amalgam of the Mughal and European styles of architecture. It is the largest and grandest of all palaces that were built during the period 1921-1931, to house various state rulers and it is the biggest and grandest of all princely houses built in New Delhi by this renowned British architect. Hyderabad House has 36 rooms, four of which have now been converted into dining rooms.

(officially Rajiv Chowk) is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centers in Delhi. It is often abbreviated as CP and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms. Its surroundings occupy a place of pride amongst the heritage structures of the city. It was developed as a showpiece of Lutyens Delhi featuring a Central Business District Named after theDuke of Cannaught, the construction work was started in 1929 and completed in 1933.

Prior to its construction the area was a ridge, covered with kikar trees inhabited by jackals and wild pigs, where residents of Kashmere Gate , Civil Lines area visited during the weekends for hunting Plans to have a central business district were as the construction of the new capital of Imperial India started taking shape, mooted by W.H. Nicholls, the chief architect to the Govt. of India , who planned a central plaza based on the European Renaissance and Classical style it was Robert Tor Russell, chief architect to the Public Works Department (PWD), Government of India who eventually designed the plaza.

Connaught Place had only two floors, almost makes a complete circle and was planned to have commercial establishments on the ground with residential area on the first floor. The circle was eventually planned with two concentric circles, creating Inner Circle, Middle Circle and the Outer Circle and seven radial roads.

Entrance of the underground shopping complex , Palika Bazaar, in Connaught Place, built in 1970s

Jeevan Bharti, LIC building, Connaught Place, Outer Circle, built in 1986