The first restoration project at the Rashtrapati Bhavan was started in 1985 and ended in 1989, during which the Ashoka Hall was stripped of its later additions and restored to its original state by the architectural restorer Sunita Kohli. Rashtrapati Bhavan is a house of four floors and has some 340 rooms of varying sizes. It would take three hours to cover on foot the numerous chambers, anterooms, corridors, courts, galleries, loggias, saloons, staircases and vestibules, not to mention the kitchens, pan tries, ironing rooms, printing press and theatre. In all, the floor area covers 200,000 square feet (roughly 18,580 square metres). Some 700 million bricks and three million cubic feet of stone have gone into the structure ... RB Museum Phase II will remain closed to the public from 6th October 2025 until further notice. Only RB Museum Phase I will remain open for public visits. RB Museum Phase II will remain closed to the public from 6th October 2025 until further notice. Only RB Museum Phase I will remain open for public visits. Booking Instructions The Rashtrapati Bhavan houses the first citizen of the country, the President of India. Also known as the President House, Rashtrapati Bhavan is the perfect blend of the good old charm and modern zing. Being the home to the President of the country, Rashtrapati Bhavan truly stands for country’s secular character, its democratic traditions and the overall strength. Besides being a building of national importance, India’s Rashtrapati Bhavan is an exemplary creation of architecture. This H ...
