Raisina Hill
Raisina Hill
Rāyasīnā kī Pahāṛī | |
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Vijay Chowk with North and South Block of the Secretariat Building in the backdrop. As one looks at the Raisina Hill buildings from Vijay Chowk, the Rashtrapati Bhavan disappears and only its dome is visible. | |
| Coordinates: 28°36′50″N 77°12′18″E / 28.614°N 77.205°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Delhi |
| Districts | New Delhi |
| City | New Delhi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | New Delhi Municipal Council |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Raisina Hill (ISO: Rāyasīnā kī Pahāṛī), often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of New Delhi, housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the Secretariat building, housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries. The hill is seen as an Indian acropolis with Rashtrapati Bhavan as the Parthenon.