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{{short description|Area in New Delhi, Delhi, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
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[[File:Rashtrapati Bhavan (Dehli).jpg|thumb|right|View of [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] with the [[Jaipur Column]] in the foreground, in Lutyens' Delhi.]]

'''Lutyens' Delhi''' is an area in [[New Delhi]], India, named after the British architect [[Sir Edwin Lutyens|Edwin Lutyens]] (1869–1944), who was responsible for much of the architectural design and building during the period of the [[British Raj]], when India was part of the [[British Empire]] between the 1920s and 1940s. This also includes the [[Lutyens Bungalow Zone]] (LBZ).

Lutyens designed four bungalows in the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] Estate, (Viceroy House Estate); now, these bungalows lie on the [[Mother Teresa]] Crescent (then Willingdon Crescent). Lutyens, apart from designing the [[Viceroy's House]], designed large government building and was involved with town planning.<ref name=ht2>{{cite news |title=Lutyens himself designed only four bungalows|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/lutyens-himself-designed-only-four-bungalows/story-yaCQuRpqfMOXLhjUPiSouM.html | newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=1 September 2011|access-date=19 November 2015}}</ref>

[[Sir Herbert Baker|Herbert Baker]], who also designed with the [[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|Secretariat Building]]s (North and South Block), designed bungalows on the then King George's Avenue (south of the Secretariats) for high-ranking officials. Other members of the team of architects were [[Robert Tor Russell]], who built [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], the Eastern and Western Courts on [[Janpath]], [[Teen Murti Bhavan|Teen Murti House]] (formerly called Flagstaff House), [[Safdarjung Airport]] (formerly Willingdon Airfield), Irwin Amphitheatre (renamed [[Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium]]) and several government houses,<ref>{{cite web | title = Lutyens' Delhi |author= Aman Nath| url = http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Lutyens-Delhi/235665|work=Outlook|date=1 October 2007| access-date = 16 December 2014 }}</ref> William Henry Nicholls, CG Blomfield, FB Blomfield, [[Walter Sykes George]], [[Arthur Shoosmith|Arthur Gordon Shoosmith]] and [[Henry Medd]].<ref name=ht2 /><ref>{{cite news|title=A 'garden' in the centre of New Delhi|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/A-garden-in-the-centre-of-New-Delhi/Article1-707694.aspx|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=9 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022220905/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/A-garden-in-the-centre-of-New-Delhi/Article1-707694.aspx|archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref>

It is on the [[2002 World Monuments Watch]] list of 100 Most Endangered Sites made by [[World Monuments Fund]], a heritage organization based in New York.<ref>{{cite web |title=LUTYENS BUNGALOW ZONE |url=http://www.wmf.org/project/lutyens-bungalow-zone |year=2002 |publisher=[[World Monuments Fund]] }}</ref>
[[File:Thesouthblockdelhi.JPG|thumb|right|The South Block]]

==History==
The area was constructed after the British decided to move the capital of their Indian Empire from [[Calcutta]] to Delhi, by creating a new district of the latter entitled New Delhi.

Before the new imperial capital was established in 1911, the [[Old Delhi Railway Station]] served the [[Agra]]-Delhi railways, the line cut through what is today called ''Lutyens' Delhi''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dastidar |first=Avishek |date=29 August 2011 |title=When Railways nearly derailed New Delhi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/when-railways-nearly-derailed-new-delhi/story-uQ4NgImuaKorKXwqawe27H.html |location=[[New Delhi]] |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=3 October 2017 |title=Lutyen's Delhi – The Impact Of British Architecture On Delhi |url=https://impressivemagazine.com/lutyens-delhi-the-impact-of-british-architecture-on-delhi/ |website= |access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref> The line was eventually shifted to make way for the new capital and the [[New Delhi Railway Station]] was built near [[Gates of Delhi#Gates in the 7th city|Ajmeri Gate]] in 1926.<ref name=ht1>{{cite news |title=A fine balance of luxury and care |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/a-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/story-m0a2nT6i8WwSAaaAETwNMK.html |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=21 July 2011 |access-date=19 November 2015}}</ref>

==Design and construction==
{{Main article|Construction of New Delhi}}
[[File:Present_masterplan.jpg|1024px|right|thumb|Master plan of central New Delhi as of 2021, illustrating the road and building layout<ref name="hcp.co.in">HCP{{Cite web|title= central-vista masterplan|date=4 August 2021 |url=https://hcp.co.in/urbanism/29|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016225809/https://hcp.co.in/urbanism/central-vista-masterplan/ |archive-date=2021-10-16 }}</ref>]]
[[File:Central-Vista-plan.png|1024px|right|thumb|New Central Vista Masterplan as of August 2025, illustrating project statuses{{cn|date=February 2026}}]]
[[File:Delhi India Government.jpg|right|thumb|The North Block, as viewed from South Block; the South Block is identical to the North Block]]
Lutyens led a group of architects in laying out the central administrative area of the city, with the charge of retaining one-third of the area as green space.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} At the heart of the city was the impressive [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]] (formerly known as Viceroy's House), located on the top of [[Raisina Hill]]. The [[Rajpath]] (formerly Kingsway) connects [[India Gate]] (formerly known as All India War Memorial) to Rashtrapati Bhawan, while [[Janpath]] (formerly Queensway), which crosses it at a right angle, connects South End Road (renamed as Rajesh Pilot Marg) with [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]]. Currently, [[Droupadi Murmu]] is the [[President of India]], and stays in the official house of [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]].

The [[Secretariat Building, New Delhi|Secretariat Building]], which house various ministries of the [[Government of India]] including the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]], is beside the Rashtrapati Bhawan and was designed by [[Herbert Baker]]. Also designed by Baker was the [[Old Parliament House, New Delhi|Parliament House]] (earlier known as Council House), located on the [[Sansad Marg]], running parallel with the Rajpath (renamed as Kartavya Path). Two magnificent cathedrals in the area, the Anglican [[Cathedral Church of the Redemption]] and Catholic [[Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi|Sacred Heart Cathedral]] were designed by [[Henry Medd]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Church of Redemption - History|url=http://www.theredemptionchurch.org/history.htm|publisher=The Cathedral Church of The Redemption, New Delhi|access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cathedral Church New Delhi - History|url=http://sacredheartcathedraldelhi.org/History.aspx|publisher=Sacred Heart Cathedral New Delhi|access-date=28 March 2014}}</ref>

==Lutyens Bungalow Zone==
The [[Lutyens Bungalow Zone]] covers an area of about 26 km<sup>2</sup>. All land and buildings in the LBZ belong to the central government, except for {{convert|254.5|acres}} which is in private hands. It is a very important and expensive zone in New Delhi. There are about 1000 bungalows in the LBZ, of which less than ten percent are in private hands.<ref name="Ravi Teja, 6 June">{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Ravi Teja|title=Many big names of NDA eye Lutyens' Delhi as new home; new MPs scout around for accommodation|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Many-big-names-of-NDA-eye-Lutyens-Delhi-as-new-home-new-MPs-scout-around-for-accommodation/articleshow/36098760.cms|access-date=5 June 2014|agency=ET Bureau|publisher=Times of India|date=5 June 2014}}</ref>

In order to create development control norms, the [[Ministry of Urban Development (India)|Ministry of Urban Development]] constituted the 'New Delhi Redevelopment Advisory Committee' (NDRAC) in 1972, when the redevelopment of the areas around the [[walled city]], north of [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] and on Prithviraj Road was taken up.<ref name="Ganju, MN Ashish. 1999">{{cite web|last1=Ganju|author2=MN Ashish|title=Lutyens Bungalow Zone|url=http://architexturez.net/doc/az-cf-21741|publisher=Architecture + Design, an Indian Journal of Architecture|access-date=21 August 2014|date=November–December 1999|issue=6}}</ref>

===Land prices===
In 2013, it was reported that the market value of the {{convert|254.5|acres}} of land in private hands in the LBZ had increased eightfold in the previous ten years, from around {{INRConvert|6100|c}} to {{INRConvert|49000|c}}.<ref>{{cite news | last = Sharma | first = Ravi Teja | title = Home prices in Lutyens' Delhi rise 8-fold in 10 years | newspaper = [[The Economic Times]] | date = 26 April 2013 | url = https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/personal-finance-news/home-prices-in-lutyens-delhi-rise-8-fold-in-10-years/articleshow/19732708.cms | access-date = 24 March 2018}}</ref>

In June 2014, Rajiv Rattan, [[Indiabulls]] co-founder, bought a {{convert|2920|sqyd|adj=on}} plot for {{INRConvert|220|c}}.<ref name="Ravi Teja, 6 June"/><ref name="Sharma, Jul 24, 2014">{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Ravi Teja|title=Essar group promoters Ruias sell Delhi bungalow to Supreme Court lawyer for Rs 100 crore|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-24/news/51982485_1_delhi-bungalow-ruias-amrita-shergill-marg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729175758/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-24/news/51982485_1_delhi-bungalow-ruias-amrita-shergill-marg|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2014|access-date=21 August 2014|publisher=Economic Times|date=24 July 2014}}</ref>

In December 2016, Renuka Talwar, daughter of [[DLF (company)|DLF]] Chairman [[KP Singh]], acquired a bungalow on Prithviraj Road for {{INRConvert|435|c}} in one of the biggest deals for a property in Lutyens' Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/dlf-boss-daughter-renuka-talwar-buys-bungalow-in-lutyens-bungalow-zone-for-rs-435-crore/articleshow/56058028.cms|title=DLF boss' daughter Renuka Talwar buys bungalow in Lutyens Bungalow Zone for Rs 435 crore - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=19 December 2016}}</ref>

===Contiguous areas===
Around the great green expanse of the LBZ, is a thick swathe of green, a glacis of trees, and manicured lawns, and grand buildings, that protect and cushion LBZ from the swirl and swarm of Delhi's crowded parts: on the west is the vast wooded area of the [[Delhi Ridge]], adjoining the grand acres of the [[Rashtrapati Bhavan|Presidential Estate]]; to the west and south is [[Nehru Park, Delhi|Nehru Park]], the Race Course, the Air force station, the [[Delhi Gymkhana|Delhi Gymkhana Club]], [[Safdarjung Airport]], Safdarjang Tomb, and the Diplomatic enclave; to the south is the [[Lodi Gardens]], with its fabulous [[Lodhi dynasty|Lodhi era tombs]], and remains; on the SE are great lavishly tended greens of [[Delhi Golf Club]], with its Mughal era ruins; and beyond the Golf course, on the edge of the LBZ boundary is the green stretch of [[National Zoological Park Delhi|National Zoological Park]], lakes, the [[Purana Qila]], and the [[Humayun's Tomb]]. The contiguous areas are lavished with as much care by the government as the LBZ. Those who can't buy into the LBZ buy into the contiguous areas, like Jhor Bagh, where property prices are almost as steep as in the LBZ.<ref name="Ganju, MN Ashish. 1999" />

==Notable residents==
The official residence of the [[Prime Minister of India]] is at [[7, Lok Kalyan Marg]], a complex of five bungalows, spread over {{convert|12|acres}}. The former Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]] also resided there.<ref name="Singh, 28 Feb">{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Vijaita|title=PM allotted 2.5-acre bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/pm-allotted-2-5-acre-bungalow-in-lutyens-delhi/|access-date=5 June 2014|publisher=Indian express|date=28 February 2014}}</ref> He was allotted a Type VIII bungalow, on 3 Motilal Nehru Marg (formerly known as York Road), previously occupied by Delhi chief minister [[Sheila Dikshit]], on 27 February 2014 by [[Kamal Nath]] Minister of Urban Development, on account of his being a [[Rajya Sabha]] MP from Assam. [[Sonia Gandhi]] and [[Rahul Gandhi]] are some of the other politicians who lived at [[10, Janpath]]. Former Prime Ministers who are not members of Parliament (MPs) are not entitled to a government bungalow, however, [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], another former Prime Minister and not a Member of any house, used to reside in a bungalow on Krishna Menon Marg from 2005 until his death in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee-turns-89-today/441533-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228064655/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/former-prime-minister-atal-bihari-vajpayee-turns-89-today/441533-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 December 2013|title=News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News, Current News Headlines|website=News18}}</ref>

Notable businessmen include [[Lakshmi Mittal|Laxmi N Mittal]], [[Kushal Pal Singh|KP Singh]], [[Sunil Mittal]], [[C. K. Birla]], [[Shashi Ruia]], [[Ravi Ruia]], [[Analjit Singh]], [[Vijay Shekhar Sharma]] and [[Atul Punj]].<ref name="Sharma, Jul 24, 2014"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:SansadBhavan.jpg|[[Old Parliament House, New Delhi|Old Parliament House]]
File:India Gate-5.jpg|[[India Gate]]
File:Jaipur House.jpg|[[Jaipur House]], which houses the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]]
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Beaux-Arts architecture]]
*[[Chanakyapuri]]
* [[Sunehri Bagh Masjid]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/arts/design/30kahn.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&sq=Gautam%20Bhatia&st=cse&scp=3 Architecture: Amnesty Plan for Relics of the Raj] [[New York Times]], 30 December 2007.
* {{cite web |title=Lutyens' Delhi |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?235665 |date=1 October 2007|publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070429172850/http://www.lutyenstrust.org.uk/newdelhinews.htm Edwin Lutyens, New Delhi], The Lutyens Trust.
* ''Dome Over India'', by [[Aman Nath]]. Published by India Book House, 2006. {{ISBN|81-7508-352-2}}.

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JerrodOverstreet at 22:12, 14 April 2026