Sentinel Digital Desk
India and France have signed a project to build the world's largest museum, which will be located on Raisina Hill, just in front of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The museum, to be named 'Yuga Yugeen Bharat National Museum' will tell the story of India, a timeline spanning more than 5,000 years.
The museum will come up in the North Block and South Block buildings, which at present houses the office of foreign ministry, home ministry, defence ministry, finance ministry, and several other ministerial offices.
The museum, which has been designated as a national heritage, prestige, and importance project, would be 1.17 lakh square metres in size, with 950 rooms split across a basement and three floors.
In his speech after India and France signed the agreement, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said: "What is being seen today is a very important expression of international cooperation, one that is built on exchanges of best practices, on sharing of experiences."
The Raisina Hill, which houses the two identical blocks facing each other, and the Rashtrapati Bhavan next to them were designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker between 1911-1931.