page_title: The Imperial, New Delhi
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: The Imperial, New Delhi / History
caption_attribution_description: Imperial Hotel, New Delhi
context_page_description: The Imperial, New Delhi, built in 1931, is a luxury hotel in India, located at Janpath, Previously called Queensway, close to Connaught Place in New Delhi. It was New Delhi's first luxurious grand hotel.
  Today it has the largest collection of colonial and post-colonial art and artifacts anywhere in Delhi, and has a museum and an art gallery. The Imperial was awarded Travel + Leisure India's Best Award for Heritage Hotel in 2017, awarded Best Heritage Hotel by Outlook Traveller in 2018 and listed in the Conde Nast Gold List of best hotels in 2018 in amongst multiple other awards.
  The hotel contains nine restaurants and eateries ranging from fine dining to bars, three function rooms, a spa, salon and nine styles of accommodation.
context_section_description: The hotel was opened in 1936, designed in mix of Victorian and colonial architecture with a hint of Art Deco style by architect, F.B. Blomfield, an associate of  Edwin Lutyens, who in turn designed the new capital of British Raj, New Delhi, also inaugurated in the same year, and contained in Lutyens' Delhi. The Imperial was built by S.B.S. Ranjit Singh, son of R.B.S. Narain Singh, honoured by the British Raj, at the Coronation Durbar of 1911, wherein New Delhi was declared the new Capital of India from Calcutta.
  The hotel was restored by its General Manager and Vice President, Mr Harvinder Sekhon, between 1996 and 2001. During his tenure, the Imperial hosted the Queen of the Netherlands, Hollywood actors and actresses, adventurers, and tycoons. He also opened the six restaurants and bars which are called "Spice Route", "Patiala Peg Bar", "1911 Restaurant and Bar", "Daniells Tavern" and "San Gimignano". Please also refer to the "New Delhi Hotel Opens Door to Art, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 1997, Associated Press" and "India: Fishlock's empire" by Mr. Trevor Fishlock, Daily Telegraph, London, 27 November 2000.
caption: Palm trees lining the entrance of Imperial Hotel
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