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New Delhi was born at two o'clock on 12 December 1911, as King George V
proclaimed it to be India's new capital at his grand Coronation Durbar. New
Delhi: Making of a Capital pieces together the story of the eighth reincarnation
of this historic city. Breaking new ground, this book showcases century-old
telegrams, maps, plans, drawings, letters and scraps of paper; the Agreement
that the chief architects – Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker – signed together;
the sharp arguments the two had on key architectural issues; and a lot more.
Numerous newspaper reports, articles and editorials about the extravagant city,
including vigorous debates in the House of
New Delhi was born at two o'clock on 12 December 1911, as King George V
proclaimed it to be India's new capital at his grand Coronation Durbar. New
Delhi: Making of a Capital pieces together the story of the eighth reincarnation
of this historic city. Breaking new ground, this book showcases century-old
telegrams, maps, plans, drawings, letters and scraps of paper; the Agreement
that the chief architects – Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker – signed together;
the sharp arguments the two had on key architectural issues; and a lot more.
Numerous newspaper reports, articles and editorials about the extravagant city,
including vigorous debates in the House of