WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The two architects who designed New Delhi and Shahjahanabad were Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker. In 1877, to acknowledge Queen Victoria because the empress of India, Viceroy Lytton organised a Durbar in Delhi, although Calcutta was the capital of British India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lutyens, who had won acclaim designing stately country houses in England, was selected to lay out the new city.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two architects, Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker, were called on to design New Delhi and its buildings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sir Edwin Lutyens, in full Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, (born March 29, 1869, London, England-died January 1, 1944, London), English architect noted for his versatility and range of invention along traditional lines. He is known especially for his planning of New Delhi and his design of the Viceroy’s House there.

Detailed explanation-5: -British Colonial period The India Gate is a triumphal arch and war memorial in the middle of New Delhi. It was designed by Edwin Lutyens and completed in 1921. The Secretariat Building was designed by Herbert Baker and completed in 1927.