It was on 12th December 1911 that the transfer of the seat of the Government of India from Calcutta to Delhi was announced. After detailed examination, survey and debate, Raisina Hill was selected as the most appropriate site for the Viceregal Palace and the area East, North and South of it chosen for the new capital. Edwin Lutyens and his compatriot Herbert Baker built the new capital of India to be known as New Delhi.
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