The Region of Delhi NCR is very large. It not only includes New Delhi or the Famous Lutyen’s Delhi but also includes the Delhi which has been there from the time immemorial i.e. from the times of Pandavas (The Mythological Family in the Indian Epic of MAHABHARAT), the Chauhan Dynasty, the Lodi Dynasty, Khilji Dynasty, the Delhi Sultanate, the Timurids or more popularly the Mughals, then Britishers and at present the Independent India.
The Delhi which we are witnessing today is basically built by the British Government as a part of the plan to shift the capital from Calcutta (Presently Kolkata) in year 1911 announced by the then Emperor of India King George II during his coronation at the Delhi Durbar, designed by the architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbart Baker. After which the massive construction for the new capital started. The British Government constructs the following buildings as a part of the new city, which is even today the base of the Indian Administrative, Judicial, and Legislation.
• The Rashtrapati Bhawan.
• The North Block ( The Secretariat Building)
• The South Block( The Secretariat Building)
• The Connaught Place.
• The Sansad Bhawan or the Parliament House
• The Lutyen’s Bungalow Zone
• The India Gate or the War Memorial.
The Delhi NCR (National Capital Region) is basically a very huge area and includes the states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Haryana. The total area of the Delhi NCR is 43, 016 Square Kilometer.
The Development of Delhi is still in progress. The major development after the India’s Independence is the area of Chanakyapuri undertaken in the year 1950’s by the Central Public Works Department to develop the area for the Diplomatic Missions, the resident for the Ambassadors, Diplomats...
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...h are catering to the needs of the Business Travellers. The Business Travellers along with the business prefers some leisure activities like Partying, Networking, Playing Golf, Shopping various types of the products from India like the handlooms and handicrafts, ethnic wear, jewellery, gems and stones.
The Delhi’s Five Star Hotels which are very much popular among both the Domestic as well as International Delegates both from the perspective of the accommodation as well as the Meeting and Conference and Seminar are as follows. These Hotels provides the world class facilities to the guests in terms of Hospitality and Conferencing.
1. The Ashok Hotel, New Delhi.
2. The Oberoi’s, New Delhi.
3. The Lalit, New Delhi.
4. The ITC Maurya, New Delhi.
5. The Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi.
6. The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi.
7. The Sheraton, New Delhi.
8. The Imperial, New Delhi.
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