Question

Name the architects who designed New Delhi and its buildings. What was the belief of Herbert Baker for the new capital?

Answer 1

Herbert Baker and Edward Lutyens. His belief was that it would be the most splendid one in the world

Answer 2

Herbert Baker and Edward Lutyens were the architects who designed New Delhi and its buildings.

Explanation:

Baker and Edward constructed New Delhi on Raisina hill which is south of the existing city. They believed that the imperial buildings will reflect the glory of the British. The features were borrowed from different periods and styles but the overall look was classical Greece. They believed the broads roads in contrast to the small roads in India will signify the development of India under British.

Many areas around New Delhi were cleared and lanes for shops for houses were orderly laid out to convey good administration and organisation by the British. The Rashtrapati Bhavan was constructed at an elevation higher than the Jama Masjid so as to reflect the domination of the British and to convey that the British power is superior to the Indian kingdoms.

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