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'''Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan''' is the corporate headquarters of [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI).<ref>"[http://203.145.141.162/cms/ContactUsSearchP.aspx?val=0 Contact Information Search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104181048/http://203.145.141.162/cms/ContactUsSearchP.aspx?val=0 |date=4 January 2012 }}." [[Airports Authority of India]]. Retrieved on 9 September 2010. "Airports Authority of India, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi - 110003"</ref> AAI also functions under the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] and manages most of the [[airports]] in India. The [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation]] is co-located in the same building. | |||
It has been used as a [[metonym]] for the Ministry of Civil Aviation.<ref>Seth, Rabindra. ''Tourism In India: An Overview'' (2 Vols.). Gyan Publishing House, 1 January 2005. {{ISBN|8178353288}}, 9788178353289. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=SI1YFyUjUcMC&pg=PA153 153]. "Open-skies continues to be a dirty word at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan."</ref> | Mehro Consultants was involved in the design of the building.<ref>"[http://www.mehroconsultants.com/projectgallary.htm Project Gallary]"{{sic}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141124084255/http://www.mehroconsultants.com/projectgallary.htm Archive]) (the building is the one with the filename: "[http://www.mehroconsultants.com/images/Rajiv-Gandhi-Bhawan-Airport.gif Rajiv-Gandhi-Bhawan-Airport.gif]"). Mehro Consultants. Retrieved on 24 August 2014.</ref> It has been used as a [[metonym]] for the Ministry of Civil Aviation.<ref>Seth, Rabindra. ''Tourism In India: An Overview'' (2 Vols.). Gyan Publishing House, 1 January 2005. {{ISBN|8178353288}}, 9788178353289. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=SI1YFyUjUcMC&pg=PA153 153]. "Open-skies continues to be a dirty word at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan."</ref> | ||
It is named after [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. | It is named after [[Rajiv Gandhi]]. | ||
==Design | ==Design== | ||
The building has a unique plan. This can be seen in the picture opposite, showing the aerial view as seen from the satellite. This building is on the [[Aurobindo Marg]], with [[Safdarjung's Tomb]] adjacent on the right-hand side and the [[Aero Club of India]] on the left, and near [[Safdarjung Airport]]. | The building has a unique plan. This can be seen in the picture opposite, showing the aerial view as seen from the satellite. This building is on the [[Aurobindo Marg]], with [[Safdarjung's Tomb]] adjacent on the right-hand side and the [[Aero Club of India]] on the left, and near [[Safdarjung Airport]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan is the corporate headquarters of Airports Authority of India (AAI).[1] AAI also functions under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and manages most of the airports in India. The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation is co-located in the same building.
Mehro Consultants was involved in the design of the building.[2] It has been used as a metonym for the Ministry of Civil Aviation.[3]
It is named after Rajiv Gandhi.
Design[edit | edit source]
The building has a unique plan. This can be seen in the picture opposite, showing the aerial view as seen from the satellite. This building is on the Aurobindo Marg, with Safdarjung's Tomb adjacent on the right-hand side and the Aero Club of India on the left, and near Safdarjung Airport.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Contact Information Search Archived 4 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine." Airports Authority of India. Retrieved on 9 September 2010. "Airports Authority of India, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi - 110003"
- ↑ "Project Gallary" [sic] (Archive) (the building is the one with the filename: "Rajiv-Gandhi-Bhawan-Airport.gif"). Mehro Consultants. Retrieved on 24 August 2014.
- ↑ Seth, Rabindra. Tourism In India: An Overview (2 Vols.). Gyan Publishing House, 1 January 2005. ISBN 8178353288, 9788178353289. p. 153. "Open-skies continues to be a dirty word at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan."
External links[edit | edit source]
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