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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2011

LUTYEN'S DELHI - PART 2 - CONNAUGHT PLACE

The Connaught place or the Connaught Circus, though not designed by Lutyens is part of
Lutyens Delhi and was conceived as the Central Business District of the new city. It was also
constructed after the inauguration of New Delhi in 1931 and was completed only in 1933.
The design of the space was started by W.H.Nicholls, the Chief architect to the Government
of India and after he left India in 1917, the design was completed by Robert Tor Russell, who
was the chief architect of the PWD, and was named after the Duke of Connaught. The
Connaught Place or CP, as it is fondly called, houses some of the headquarters of several
Indian firms and is one of the largest financial, commercial & business centres in Delhi.

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The space is conceived of as 2 concentric circles, creating the Inner Circle, the Middle Circle
& the Outer Circle and seven radial roads.
The inner circle of CP is bounded by a two storeyed building ring all around, with a
colonnaded passage at the ground level. This is home to all kinds of branded shops, eateries
and restaurants, and is a favourite location for the young urbanites to hang around. The
space is always bustling with couples walking around through the circular colonnaded space,
window shopping or just simply walking around looking at people. There are also the street
vendors selling their curios, handicrafts and eatables. The double height passage with the
massive columns on one side creates a strong axis of movement, yet at the same time
creating a comfortable space due to its semi-open nature. A major disorienting factor in this
space is that all around the inner ring, the architecture of the double storeyed buildings with
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their colonnaded passages is so monotonous that one cannot orient oneself in the space. It is
difficult to identify which part of the circle one is in and people often end up walking around
the entire circle to find a place or to meet a friend. The only landmark which helps in giving
a sense of direction is the LIC building designed by Charles Correa, which stands as a distant
landmark with its red sandstone facade.

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There is a quaint little market just behind the LIC building, on the Janpath, which is
exclusively for garments. There are lines of shops on either side selling T-shirts, ladieswear
etc, with a wide central space through which the people move and haggle with the vendors.
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I have went to LIC Building around 3-4 times but the thing that it is designed by Charles
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