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'''Kapurthala House''' is the former residence of the Maharaja of the [[Kapurthala State|Kapurthala]] [[princely state]]. The building is located close to [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] in Delhi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=8 August 2019 |title=Kapurthala House to stay with Punjab government, rules Delhi High Court |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/kapurthala-house-to-stay-with-punjab-govt-delhi-hc/story-LpuZsbqxYBkoZX3re6FfzH.html |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
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It is in close proximity to 'The Chambers-Taj', Motilal Nehru Marg and Aurangzeb Road. It is used by the [[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]] and is the residence of the [[List of chief ministers of Punjab, India|Chief Minister]] whenever they visit the national capital.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== History ==<br />
Kapurthala House was commissioned in 1603 by the [[Ahluwalia (misl)|Ahluwalia rulers]] of Kapurthala as their Delhi capital residence and completed in 1611, under Maharaja Paramjit Singh.<ref name="Vasdev">{{Cite web |last=Vasdev |first=Kanchan |date=2025-02-13 |title=Capital-isation: The importance of Kapurthala House in Delhi |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/kapurthala-house-delhi-eci-aap-9833315/ |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> After [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian Independence]], the property was requisitioned under the Delhi Premises (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1947, on 17 June 1950, and formally taken over by the [[Government of India]] on 4 December 1950 for ₹1.5 lakh.<ref name="Tribune">{{Cite web |title=Delhi’s Kapurthala House remains property of Punjab govt: Delhi HC |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/delhi-s-kapurthala-house-remains-property-of-punjab-govt-delhi-hc-814395/ |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref> In August 2019, the Delhi High Court upheld the Punjab Government’s title to the building, confirming its continued use as the official residence for the state’s chief minister when in New Delhi.<ref name="HT">{{Cite news |date=8 August 2019 |title=Kapurthala House to stay with Punjab government, rules Delhi High Court |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/kapurthala-house-to-stay-with-punjab-govt-delhi-hc/story-LpuZsbqxYBkoZX3re6FfzH.html |access-date=9 July 2025 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
Kapurthala House is a two‑storey mansion encompasses 66 rooms over approximately 11,000 sq ft, laid out around a central courtyard and approached via a broad, colonnaded veranda. Its design draws on French [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] forms, evident in the steeply pitched hipped roofs, dormered [[Dormer|attic windows]], and quoined corners, blended with Indo‑Colonial elements such as deep overhanging eaves and [[jharokha]] style balconies.<ref name="Vasdev"/> Constructed of lime‑mortar brick and finished with plastered facades, the building originally featured marble floors, carved wooden doors, and imported wrought‑iron balustrades. several elevators (now numbered five) were later installed to serve its upper level when repurposed for government use.<ref name="HT"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Official residences in India]]<br />
[[Category:State governments' houses in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Royal residences in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Kapurthala State]]<br />
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