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Raisina Hill, New Delhi — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Raisina Hill is the government quarter of New Delhi, the ridge holding Rashtrapati Bhavan above the ministries.
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Where to stay in Raisina Hill
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Raisina Hill itself is a sealed state precinct, so travellers base themselves along its edges and walk in. The core is offices. Beds toward the National Museum place the country's largest collection within a short stroll and set you near the National Gallery of Modern Art, the art rooms of a converted palace on the district's southern flank.
Stays over toward Teen Murti Bhavan trade the wide state avenues for a leafier pocket beside the old Nehru residence and the National War Memorial. Pick your fringe first.
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Near the National Museum
A southern fringe beside the National Museum, whose galleries hold India's largest public collection within a short walk of the ministries.Find hotels in Near the National Museumvisitors pairing the state ridge with the Nehru estate gardensToward Teen Murti Bhavan
The leafier western approach opens onto Teen Murti Bhavan, the former Nehru residence, away from the widest state avenues.Find hotels in Toward Teen Murti Bhavantravellers after the converted-palace art roomsAround the National Gallery of Modern Art
A quieter eastern edge by the National Gallery of Modern Art, set in a former princely palace on the district's flank. Lodging is scarce in this area; reserve in advance.Find hotels in Around the National Gallery of Modern ArtHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around New Delhi
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Museums & Galleries
3- Gandhi Smriti Heritage
- Teen Murti Bhavan Heritage
- National War Memorial
Churches & Religious Sites
1- Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Gyarah Murti
Stadiums & Sports
1- SPM Swimming Pool Complex
Landmarks & Notable Places
1- Vice President House
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About Raisina Hill
What are the main landmarks in Raisina Hill?
Rashtrapati Bhavan crowns the ridge. The President's citadel and the flanking Secretariat give the district its acropolis outline, and their long axis draws most of Raisina Hill's visitors. Museums ring the state core on every side.
A short way out stand the National Museum with the country's largest public collection, the palace galleries of the National Gallery of Modern Art, the Nehru rooms and planetarium at Teen Murti Bhavan, the Gandhi displays of Gandhi Smriti, and the arch of the National War Memorial, so a stay here places the ridge within reach of some of the capital's foremost public institutions.
What is the history of Raisina Hill?
Raisina Hill was chosen as the seat of the transferred imperial capital and levelled to carry the new government buildings of New Delhi. The plan set Rashtrapati Bhavan on the crest, flanked by the two blocks of the Secretariat, so the whole composition reads as an acropolis with the President's house standing in for the Parthenon. Power stayed put.
After independence the President took the citadel, the ministries kept the Secretariat, and the museums that gathered along the edges, from Gandhi Smriti to Teen Murti Bhavan, turned the state ridge into a quarter that records the making of the republic.
Where is Raisina Hill?
Raisina Hill rises as a low ridge in the state core of New Delhi, a subtropical plain quarter where the Rashtrapati Bhavan citadel and the Secretariat crown the crest above the surrounding ministries.
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What is the best area to stay in Raisina Hill?
Near the National Museum: walkers reaching Raisina Hill's collections on foot. Toward Teen Murti Bhavan: visitors pairing the state ridge with the Nehru estate gardens. Around the National Gallery of Modern Art: travellers after the converted-palace art rooms.
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Updated October 2026