103. FACTS -- RASHTRAPATHI BHAVAN

FACTS --   RASHTRAPATHI   BHAVAN

Construction completed              1929

Construction Particulars             1. 5000   workers

                                                2. 1350 tons of iron

                                                3. 7500 tons of cement

                                                4. Rysena Mountain was used

                                                5. Sir Edward Lutiens was the architect

                                                6. started 1911

Time taken                                8 years

Expenditure                               1 crore  50 lakhs

Total area                                  350 acres

Rooms                                      340

Gardeners                                 300

Household workers                    350

Body guards                              150

Security                                    300

Army guards                              40

Maintenance cost                      more than 2 crores [changes..]

Biggest Halls                             1. Dubar Hall

                                                2. Ashok Hall   

                                                3. Usha Hall

                                                4. Tagore Hall

                                                5. Nalanda Hall

                                                6. Himalaya Hall

Play grounds                             1. 9 hole golf ground

                                                2. 5 tennis courts

                                                3. run up

Fountains                                  37

Corridors                                   nearly 2 kms

Mughal gardens                         100 acres