The New Delhi town plan, like its architecture, was chosen with one single chief consideration: to be a symbol of British power and supremacy. All other decisions were subordinate to this, and it was this framework that dictated the choice and application of symbology and influences from both Hindu and Islamic architecture. COUNT 4
QSN1 The New Delhi town plan was chosen primarily to symbolize what? ANS1 British power and supremacy QSN2 The New Delhi town plan was influenced by what type of architecture? ANS2 Hindu and Islamic QSN3 What town plan was chosen with the chief consideration of displaying British power and superiority? ANS3 The New Delhi town plan QSN4 What is one type of architecture that heavily influenced the New Delhi town plan? ANS4 Hindu