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Detailed explanation-1: -Entry will be through advance online booking only. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind , opened the annual “Udyanotsav” of Rashtrapati Bhavan today (February 10, 2022).

Detailed explanation-2: -Rashtrapati Bhavan was the creation of architects of exceptional imagination and masterfulness, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker. It was Sir Lutyens who conceptualized the H shaped building, covering an area of 5 acres on a 330 acre estate.

Detailed explanation-3: -The last stone was laid by Lord Irwin, Viceroy and Governor-General of India and the first occupant of the newly constructed Viceroy’s House on April 6, 1929. The main building was built by Haroun-al-Rashid, while the Forecourt was done by Sujan Singh and his son Sobha Singh.

Detailed explanation-4: -However, if we were to arrive at a rough estimate of the land value of the building, the cost for the 350-acre area (1,52,46,000 sq ft) would come around Rs 2.52 lakh crores (Rs 2.52 trillion), considering the current rates of Rs 1.65 lakhs per sq ft at which the last transaction took place in the LBZ in August 2020.