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Raj Nivas
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Raj Niwas is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. It is located in Puducherry's capital city of Pondicherry. The present lieutenant governor of Puducherry is Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. Once it was the official residence of the French Governors.
Nearby attractions
Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam
WRPM+8F7, R. Manakkula Vinayagar St, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Puducherry Museum
near rock beach, nearby romain Rollen Library, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Mahakavi Bharathiyar Memorial Centre
No.20, Eswaran Dharmaraja Kovil St, Viratipatu, Heritage Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Tasmai a Centre for Art & Culture
Nkc, Government School, 7, Advocate Chinnathambi St, Kuruchikuppam, Puducherry, 605001, India
Bharathi Park Puducherry
20, Rue Saint Gilles Street, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Bharathidasan Memorial Museum
108, Perumal Koil St, Viratipatu, Heritage Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Mahatma Gandhi Statue
WRMP+29F, Beach Rd, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple
WRRJ+924, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Heritage Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Romain Rolland Library
8, Goubert Ave, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Shri Vedapuriswarar Sivan Temple (Puducherry)
WRQH+WWP, Mahatma Gandhi Rd, Heritage Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Nearby restaurants
Dilliwaala6
6, Marine Street, near Sri Aurobindo Ashram, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Bread & Chocolate
6, Marine Street, next to Sri Aurobindo Ashram, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Food Fun Restaurant
1A, Perumal Koil St, Heritage Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Surguru Spot Restaurant
12, Jawaharlal Nehru St, near Vinayagar Temple, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Just Parathas(Pure Vegetarian)
10, H.M.Kassim Salai, Viratipatu, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Taka Pizza | Heavenly Woodfired Pizzas
47, Mission St, Viratipatu, Heritage Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Pondy Bucks
23 Muthumariamman kovil street, Canteen St, cutting, Puducherry, 605001, India
Writer's Café
No.1, Kalatheeswaran Koil Street, Heritage Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Oceans7
10,Goubert Avenue, Beach Rd, Puducherry, 605001, India
Fruit Shop On Greams Road, Puducherry
Mango Tree Food Court, 12, Sri Aurobindo St, Heritage Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Nearby local services
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
and, No. 9, Marine Street, White Town, Puducherry, 605002, India
Promenade Beach
Puducherry, India
Puducherry Beach
WRMP+2FH, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Goubert Avenue
White Town, Puducherry, India
Goubert Market
131 Big market, Puducherry 605001, India
ARCHDIOCESE OF PONDICHERRY AND CUDDALORE
206, Mission St, MG Road Area, Puducherry, 605001, India
Nearby hotels
Executive Inn
1-A, Perumal Koil St, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Mehaa Paradise Guest House
14, Sardar Vallabbhai Patel Salai, Near Chief Secretariat Office, Kuruchikuppam, Puducherry, 605001, India
19 Villa Mira
19, Lally Tollendal St, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
LE SUNSHINE RESIDENCY
no. 20, Visyd st, Rue Bellecombe street, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Maison Souvenir
7, R. Manakkula Vinayagar St, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
French Rivera (White Town)
50 Rue, R. Manakkula Vinayagar St, near Sri Aurobindo Ashram, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Aurodhan Art Gallery by Lalit Verma
33, Francois Martin St, Kuruchikuppam, Puducherry, 605001, India
Patricia Guest House
28, Francois Martin St, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
Coral Home Stay | Pondicherry
43, Sardar Vallabbhai Patel Salai, Area, White Town, Rajbhavan, Puducherry, 605001, India
VILLA VICTOR
45, Sardar Vallabbhai Patel Salai, Viratipatu, Heritage Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
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Raj Nivas

4, St Martin St, White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India
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Raj Niwas is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. It is located in Puducherry's capital city of Pondicherry. The present lieutenant governor of Puducherry is Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan. Once it was the official residence of the French Governors.

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attractions: Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam, Puducherry Museum, Mahakavi Bharathiyar Memorial Centre, Tasmai a Centre for Art & Culture, Bharathi Park Puducherry, Bharathidasan Memorial Museum, Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Romain Rolland Library, Shri Vedapuriswarar Sivan Temple (Puducherry), restaurants: Dilliwaala6, Bread & Chocolate, Food Fun Restaurant, Surguru Spot Restaurant, Just Parathas(Pure Vegetarian), Taka Pizza | Heavenly Woodfired Pizzas, Pondy Bucks, Writer's Café, Oceans7, Fruit Shop On Greams Road, Puducherry, local businesses: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Promenade Beach, Puducherry Beach, Goubert Avenue, Goubert Market, ARCHDIOCESE OF PONDICHERRY AND CUDDALORE
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Nearby attractions of Raj Nivas

Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam

Puducherry Museum

Mahakavi Bharathiyar Memorial Centre

Tasmai a Centre for Art & Culture

Bharathi Park Puducherry

Bharathidasan Memorial Museum

Mahatma Gandhi Statue

Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple

Romain Rolland Library

Shri Vedapuriswarar Sivan Temple (Puducherry)

Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam

Arulmigu Manakula Vinayagar Devasthanam

4.7

(9.5K)

Open until 9:30 PM
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Puducherry Museum

Puducherry Museum

4.1

(3.6K)

Open until 6:00 PM
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Mahakavi Bharathiyar Memorial Centre

Mahakavi Bharathiyar Memorial Centre

4.6

(393)

Closed
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Tasmai a Centre for Art & Culture

Tasmai a Centre for Art & Culture

4.3

(69)

Open until 7:00 PM
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Nearby restaurants of Raj Nivas

Dilliwaala6

Bread & Chocolate

Food Fun Restaurant

Surguru Spot Restaurant

Just Parathas(Pure Vegetarian)

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Pondy Bucks

Writer's Café

Oceans7

Fruit Shop On Greams Road, Puducherry

Dilliwaala6

Dilliwaala6

4.1

(2.3K)

Closed
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Bread & Chocolate

Bread & Chocolate

4.0

(1.8K)

$$

Open until 9:30 PM
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Food Fun Restaurant

Food Fun Restaurant

4.2

(139)

Open until 10:30 PM
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Surguru Spot Restaurant

Surguru Spot Restaurant

4.0

(2.4K)

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Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Promenade Beach

Puducherry Beach

Goubert Avenue

Goubert Market

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Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sri Aurobindo Ashram

4.4

(5.5K)

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Promenade Beach

Promenade Beach

4.5

(3.4K)

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Puducherry Beach

Puducherry Beach

4.6

(3.8K)

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Goubert Avenue

Goubert Avenue

4.4

(14)

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Neha Snehil kitchenNeha Snehil kitchen
Raj Niwas (translation: Government House) is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. It is located in Puducherry's capital city of Pondicherry. Once it was the official residence of the French Governors. Le Palais Du governor now called the Raj Niwas is situated surrounded by the Rue Jawaharlal Nehru on the North, Rue De Rangapoule on the South and Rue Saint Louis on the East and Rue Francois Martin on the West with access from the north and south. The Governor’s House has a history of its own. Pierre Benoît Dumas, the French Governor for Pondicherry, laid the foundation for a Governor’s palace in 1738 but the palace had to wait for the arrival of Joseph François Dupleix to see its completion. When Jean Law de Lauriston took over Pondicherry in 1765 the town was completely in ruins. Within a short span of three years a whole new town sprang up on the ruins of the old - the Governor’s Palace and the administration offices on the north, the warehouses on the south, the military barracks on the east and west.
Niharika DangiNiharika Dangi
The new House of the Governor was built on the former site of the Hotel de la Compaigne which was the origin of the present Raj Nivas. Initially, the Governor's House was built in the French Baroque style but it was destroyed in the year 1761 by the British. Later, the building was rebuilt in the Rococo style from 1766 onwards. The Raj Nivas was a rectangular, single storied structure running east to west with porticoes on either side of the flanked by two other rectangular wings on the east and west. It was later converted into a double storied House.
SURESH MITTALSURESH MITTAL
It is one of the most important buildings, which once served as a palace during French colonization of the country. The Raj Niwas place is well known for its parks and gardens, along with sculptures from medieval and contemporary era, giving a keen insight into the culture and life of Pondicherry.Raj Nivas government building is located opposite to Bharathi park, white town in pudhucherry. Building has been maintained well and looks beautiful.
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Raj Niwas (translation: Government House) is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. It is located in Puducherry's capital city of Pondicherry. Once it was the official residence of the French Governors. Le Palais Du governor now called the Raj Niwas is situated surrounded by the Rue Jawaharlal Nehru on the North, Rue De Rangapoule on the South and Rue Saint Louis on the East and Rue Francois Martin on the West with access from the north and south. The Governor’s House has a history of its own. Pierre Benoît Dumas, the French Governor for Pondicherry, laid the foundation for a Governor’s palace in 1738 but the palace had to wait for the arrival of Joseph François Dupleix to see its completion. When Jean Law de Lauriston took over Pondicherry in 1765 the town was completely in ruins. Within a short span of three years a whole new town sprang up on the ruins of the old - the Governor’s Palace and the administration offices on the north, the warehouses on the south, the military barracks on the east and west.
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The new House of the Governor was built on the former site of the Hotel de la Compaigne which was the origin of the present Raj Nivas. Initially, the Governor's House was built in the French Baroque style but it was destroyed in the year 1761 by the British. Later, the building was rebuilt in the Rococo style from 1766 onwards. The Raj Nivas was a rectangular, single storied structure running east to west with porticoes on either side of the flanked by two other rectangular wings on the east and west. It was later converted into a double storied House.
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It is one of the most important buildings, which once served as a palace during French colonization of the country. The Raj Niwas place is well known for its parks and gardens, along with sculptures from medieval and contemporary era, giving a keen insight into the culture and life of Pondicherry.Raj Nivas government building is located opposite to Bharathi park, white town in pudhucherry. Building has been maintained well and looks beautiful.
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Raj Niwas (translation: Government House) is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. It is located in Puducherry's capital city of Pondicherry. Once it was the official residence of the French Governors.

Le Palais Du governor now called the Raj Niwas is situated surrounded by the Rue Jawaharlal Nehru on the North, Rue De Rangapoule on the South and Rue Saint Louis on the East and Rue Francois Martin on the West with access from the north and south. The Governor’s House has a history of its own. Pierre Benoît Dumas, the French Governor for Pondicherry, laid the foundation for a Governor’s palace in 1738 but the palace had to wait for the arrival of Joseph François Dupleix to see its completion. When Jean Law de Lauriston took over Pondicherry in 1765 the town was completely in ruins. Within a short span of three years a whole new town sprang up on the ruins of the old - the Governor’s Palace and the administration offices on the north, the warehouses on the south, the military barracks on the...

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The Beautiful looking, official residence (Le Palais Du Governor) of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (presently Dr. Kiran Bedi). Once it was the official residence of the French Governors.

Started by Pierre Benoît Dumas, earlier French Governor for Pondicherry, as Governor’s palace (1738) completed by Joseph François Dupleix. Presently, the building is a rectangular, double storied structure.

##. It has a valuable collection of ancient artefacts. *. The magnificent collection of crockery (brass and silver wares) *. Delicate porcelain Items *. Coins, *. Statues, *. Vases, *. Antique furniture, *. A...

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A quaint colonial structure that has stood the test of time, Raj Nivas is the place of work and residence of the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. A quintessential feather on this union territories' hat, Raj Nivas speaks of an era gone by and a period standing strong today. It is one of the top tourist attractions of Puducherry.

The foundation stone of this stunning structure was laid in 1738, under the then French Governor of Pondicherry, Pierre Benoît Dumas. Raj Nivas was finally completed at the arrival of Joseph François Dupleix, the Governor-General of...

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