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TheĀ Jaipur
ColumnĀ is
aĀ monumental
columnin
the
middle
of
the
courtyard
in
front
ofĀ Rashtrapati
Bhavan,
the
presidential
residence
inĀ New
Delhi,Ā Delhi,
India.
In
1912Ā Madho
Singh
II,
theĀ Maharaja
of
Jaipur,
offered
to
sponsor
its
construction
to
commemorate
the
1911Ā Delhi
DurbarĀ and
the
transfer
of
the
capital
ofĀ IndiaĀ fromĀ CalcuttaĀ to
Delhi.[1]
The
column
was
designed
by
the
British
architectĀ Sir
Edwin
Lutyens.
In
1920,
Lutyens
submitted
his
design
for
the
column
to
theĀ Royal
Academy
of
ArtsĀ in
London,
as
hisĀ diploma
workĀ for
his
election
as
a
fellow
of
the
academy.
The
structure
was
completed
in
1930.[1]
The
column
is
predominantly
made
of
cream
sandstone,
with
red
sandstone
used
for
the
base.
At
the
top
there
is
an
egg
surmounted
by
a
bronzeĀ lotus
flowerĀ and
a
six-pointed
glass
star.
These
are
supported
by
a
steel
shaft
running
through
the
column's
entire
length.[1]Ā Different
sources
give
the
height
as
145
feet
(44Ā m)[2]Ā or
148
feet
(45Ā m).[1]
There
areĀ bas-reliefsĀ around
the
base,
designed
by
the
British
sculptorĀ Charles
Sargeant
Jagger.[1]Ā Jagger
also
designed
the
elephants
carved
into
the
walls
around
the
courtyard,[3]Ā as
well
as
the
statue
ofĀ George
V,
Emperor
of
IndiaĀ which
formerly
stood
under
the
canopy
next
toĀ India
Gate.[1]
On
the
base
there
is
an
inscription,
with
wording
supplied
byĀ Lord
Irwin,
theĀ Viceroy
of
India:[4]
In
thought
faithIn
word
wisdomIn
deed
courageIn
life
serviceSo
may
India
be
great
This
was
a
modification
of
the
wording
originally
proposed
by
Lutyens:[4]
Endow
your
thought
with
faithYour
deed
with
courageYour
life
with
sacrificeSo
all
men
may
knowThe
greatness
of
India
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