Amazing Facts about India's Most Expensive Official Residence

Fact #5

The architectural pattern of the building is the fusion of Indian and European designs

An attractive as well as impressive architectural feature of the Rashtrapati Bhavan is the fusion of Indian and European designs. For instance, the design of temple bells in the pillars of the building depicts the tradition of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, which have been perfectly combined with the Hellenic style architecture. The inspiration of designing bells in the pillars came from a Jain temple at Moodabidri in Karnataka.