The design of the building fell into the time period of the Edwardian Baroque, a time at which emphasis was placed on the use of heavy classical motifs in order to emphasise power and imperial authority. 

Rashtrapati Bhavan has many halls which are used for state functions and other purposes. 

The dining hall at the President's Estate with a seating capacity of 104 people. 

The ceremonial hall of the building, where state guests are received. Seen in this picture is former First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump. 

The layout plan of the building is designed around a massive square with multiple courtyards and open inner areas within.  

In the post-Mutiny era, however, it was decided that sensitivity must be shown to the local surroundings in order to better integrate the building within its political context, and after much political debate Lutyens conceded to incorporating local Indo-Saracenic motifs, albeit in a rather superficial decorational form on the skin of the building. 

Lutyens' design is grandly classical overall, with colors and details inspired by Indian architecture.  

The gardens were initially designed and laid out in Mughal style by William Robert Mustoe who was influenced by Lady Hardinge who in turn had sought inspiration in the book by Constance Villiers-Stuart in her Gardens of the Great Mughals (1913).  

The dome, in the middle, reflects both Indian and British styles. In the centre is a tall copper-faced dome, surmounting a very tall drum in several sections, which stands out from the rest of the building. 

The dome is exactly in the middle of the diagonals between the four corners of the building. The dome is more than twice the height of the building itself.