Jaipur Column

The Jaipur Column is a monumental column in the middle of the courtyard in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the presidential residence in , , India.
Wikipedia
Photo: Scott Dexter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument in New Delhi
  • Address: Rajpath, New Delhi

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral Church of the Redemption and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.

Church
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, also known as the Viceroy Church, is a church in New Delhi, India, that was built between 1927 and 1931. The church is located east of Parliament House and Rashtrapati Bhavan, formerly the Viceroy's House, which was used by the then British Viceroy. is situated 410 metres north of Jaipur Column.

Gurdwara
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The is a historic gurdwara near Parliament House in . It was built in 1783, after Sikh military leader Baghel Singh captured Delhi, on 11 March 1783, and his brief stay in Delhi led to the construction of several Sikh religious shrines in the city. is situated 530 metres northeast of Jaipur Column.

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The Secretariat Building or housed the most important offices and ministries of the Government of India, including the Cabinet Secretariat, at , . is situated 330 metres east of Jaipur Column.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raisina Hill and Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of , housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the , housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries.

Locality
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The , formerly Viceroy's House and Government House is the official residence of the President of India, located at the western end of Rajpath, in .

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, on the eastern bank of the Yamuna River, is one of the victims of the city's urban sprawls over the last decades. Although not particularly attractive for history buffs, is home to the Akshardham, Delhi's largest Hindu temple.

Jaipur Column

Latitude
28.61425° or 28° 36′ 51″ north
Longitude
77.2018° or 77° 12′ 7″ east
Height
45 metres (148 feet)
Open location code
7JWVJ672+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 359770137
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q19817766
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In Other Languages

From Hindi to Hungarian—“Jaipur Column” goes by many names.
  • Hindi: “जयपुर स्तंभ”
  • Hungarian: “Dzsaipur-emlékoszlop”
  • Hungarian: “Dzsajpur-emlékoszlop”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Prime Minister’s Office and Uprashtrapati Bhavan.

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