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Article: Rashtrapati Bhavan, a majestic and breathtaking building, says Bush

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March 2, 2006
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New Delhi, March 2 -- U.S. President George Bush used the occasion of his ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapti Bhavan to praise its architecture.

Pointing at Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said: ''This majestic building is breathtaking and the horses that led us here added elegance to the welcome ceremony.''

The Rashtrapati Bhavan is a vast mansion and its architecture is breathtaking. Few official residential premises of the Head of the State in the world match it in terms of its size, vastness and magnificence.

It was constructed by Edwin Lutyens with the aim of affirming the permanence of British rule in India. In 1950, it became the official residence of the President of India.The actual amount ...

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