Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, with huge Persian carpet
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2021-11-17
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This is the hall where the Primes Minister of India is sworn in!
The Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, originally the Ball Room of the Viceroys, is now used for holding ceremonial functions like presentation of credentials by Heads of Missions of foreign countries, swearing-in of Ministers, etc. The room, 105 feet by 65 feet has a wooden dance floor with springs underneath. It has vaulted lobbies of greyish marble and a gallery on the East. The large panelled mirrors and the chandeliers in the room produce a glittering effect.
On the ceiling is a painting showing an equestrian portrait of Fateh Ali Shah, the second of the seven Qajar rulers of Persia, hunting with twenty-two of his sons. The Shah, gorgeous with jewels, is thrusting a spear into a tiger. Around him are the royal princes and courtiers. In the background is a landscape of mountains and lakes.
This monumental group composition (3.56 x 5.20 metres) was offered by Fateh Ali Shah of Persia (reigned 1797-1834) to George IV of England (reigned 1820-30). In 1929, during the Viceroyalty of Lord Irwin, the painting was transferred from the India Office Library (London) and installed in the ceiling of the then State Ballroom of the Vicereoy's House, which is now the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
An Italian painter, Colonnello, took inspiration from the central Persian painting and extended its forest theme with four more hunting scenes with inscriptions in Persian. The rest of the ceiling has animals among floral creepers. Twelve Indian painters worked under the directions of Colonnello using oil paint directly on the walls. The paintings on the walls represent a royal procession. Borders of delicate tracery, floral patterns and arabesques embellish the work, which was started in June 1932 and completed in October 1933.
Source: presidentofindia.nic.in/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of tens of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected].
The Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, originally the Ball Room of the Viceroys, is now used for holding ceremonial functions like presentation of credentials by Heads of Missions of foreign countries, swearing-in of Ministers, etc. The room, 105 feet by 65 feet has a wooden dance floor with springs underneath. It has vaulted lobbies of greyish marble and a gallery on the East. The large panelled mirrors and the chandeliers in the room produce a glittering effect.
On the ceiling is a painting showing an equestrian portrait of Fateh Ali Shah, the second of the seven Qajar rulers of Persia, hunting with twenty-two of his sons. The Shah, gorgeous with jewels, is thrusting a spear into a tiger. Around him are the royal princes and courtiers. In the background is a landscape of mountains and lakes.
This monumental group composition (3.56 x 5.20 metres) was offered by Fateh Ali Shah of Persia (reigned 1797-1834) to George IV of England (reigned 1820-30). In 1929, during the Viceroyalty of Lord Irwin, the painting was transferred from the India Office Library (London) and installed in the ceiling of the then State Ballroom of the Vicereoy's House, which is now the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
An Italian painter, Colonnello, took inspiration from the central Persian painting and extended its forest theme with four more hunting scenes with inscriptions in Persian. The rest of the ceiling has animals among floral creepers. Twelve Indian painters worked under the directions of Colonnello using oil paint directly on the walls. The paintings on the walls represent a royal procession. Borders of delicate tracery, floral patterns and arabesques embellish the work, which was started in June 1932 and completed in October 1933.
Source: presidentofindia.nic.in/
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of tens of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected].
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