Raisina Hill

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South and North Blocks on Raisina Hill.
South and North Blocks on Raisina Hill.

Raisina Hill is a prime area in Edwin Lutyens' New Delhi, housing India's most important government buildings. The Rashtrapati Bhavan, India's Presidential palace, flanked by the Secretariat building housing the Indian Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministeries. Other important buildings and structures situated near the Raisina Hill includes the Parliament of India, the Rajpath, the Vijay Chowk and the India Gate.

The hill is a slightly elevated portion 226 metres (741 ft) high, about 18 metres (59 ft) higher than the surrounding area near India gate. Raisina Hill is located at 28.614° N 77.205° E.

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