Architecture
The Old Admiralty House was built by the British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, who is known for designing the Cenotaph in London and the planning of the Indian capital New Delhi when it was chosen to replace Calcutta as the seat of the then-British Indian government in 1912.
The two-storey colonial residence was designed in a unique Arts and Crafts architectural style popular in the 19th century.
The house, resembling a traditional English cottage, sits on a lush, open garden and has an interesting internal layout. The design is "asymmetrical" and visitors will have to change directions several times before finding the main rooms.
The building is on a 5.6-hectare site, which includes six hostel blocks, six academic blocks, dance studio, swimming pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, laundry block and an air-raid shelter.
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