Chanakyapuri is a neighbourhood and diplomatic enclave established in the 1950s in New Delhi, India. It is also a sub-division of the New Delhi district and plays host to the majority of foreign embas
Akbar Hotel in Chanakyapuri, constructed 1965-1969
Shantipath is lined with embassies
Lutyens' Delhi is a vast precinct in New Delhi, India, named after the British architect Edwin Lutyens, who was responsible for much of its architectural design and construction. The establishment and
Chanakyapuri
…politician, military strategist and advisor to Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Chanakyapuri was the first major extension of New Delhi beyond Lutyens' Delhi. The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) developed a large area of land to create this diplomatic enclave in the 1950s. The area was built on land…
View of Rashtrapati Bhavan with the Jaipur Column in the foreground, in Lutyens' Delhi.
The North Block, as viewed from South Block; the South Block is identical to the North Block