Connaught Place | |
|---|---|
Business district | |
| Rajiv Chowk | |
 Panoramic view of the inner circle and central park in Connaught Place, New Delhi | |
| Nickname: RC/CP | |
  Connaught Place Location in New Delhi, India | |
| Coordinates: 28°37′58″N 77°13′11″E / 28.63278°N 77.21972°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory | Delhi |
| District | New Delhi |
| Named for | • Prince Arthur (formerly) • Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India (presently) |
| Government | |
| • Body | New Delhi Municipal Council |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 110001[1] |
| Lok Sabha constituency | New Delhi |
| Civic agency | NDMC |
| Public transit |  Blue Line Yellow LineAt Rajiv Chowk |
Connaught Place, officially known as Rajiv Chowk, is one of the main financial, commercial and business centres in New Delhi, Delhi, India.[2] It houses the headquarters of several noted Indian firms and is a major shopping, nightlife, and tourist destination in New Delhi. As of July 2018, Connaught Place ranked as the ninth most expensive office location in the world, with an annual rent of $1,650 per square meter ($153 per sq ft).[3][4][5]
Connaught Place, the main commercial hub of the new city, holds a place of pride and is recognized as one of the top heritage structures in New Delhi. Developed as a showpiece of Lutyens' Delhi, Connaught Place features a prominent Central Business District (CBD). Christened after Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, construction work began in 1929 and was completed in 1933. It was designed by Robert Tor Russell. Although Connaught Place was officially renamed in 1995 after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the term "Rajiv Chowk" is seldom used, with locals and officials alike continuing to refer to it as Connaught Place.[2]
An underground Delhi Metro station built beneath Connaught Place is named Rajiv Chowk.[6]
- ^ "Connaught Place Pin Code". ABP. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ a b Brijnath, Rohit (15 September 1995). "Govt comes under fire over renaming of Connaught Place". India Today. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "'Connaught Place world's 9th most expensive office location'". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 12 July 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "New Delhi's Connaught Place world's 9th most expensive office location with annual rent of $153 per sq ft: CBRE". The Financial Express. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Connaught Place Is Ranked The World's 9th Most Expensive Office Location". News18. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "New Delhi renames 'British' sites to honour the Gandhis". Deseret News. Associated Press. 21 August 1995. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.