The Jaipur Column is made of sandstone and atop is a five ton bronze lotus from which emerges a six-pointed Star of India, made of glass. The Star was installed in the year 1930. 

The Jaipur Column stands at a height of one hundred and forty five feet on the Rashtrapati Bhavan Forecourt, at an approximate distance of five hundred and fifty five feet from the main gate.  

1930 - The first stone of the column was laid by King George V and Queen Mary on December 15, 1911.  

1912 - Rashtrapati Bhawan  The Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India located at the western end of Rajpath in New Delhi, India. The 340-room main building has the president's official residence, including reception halls, guest rooms and offices, also called the mansion; as part of a 320-acre Presidential Estate that additionally includes the presidential gardens, large open spaces, residences of bodyguards and staff, stables, other offices and utilities within its perimeter walls. In terms of area, it is the largest residence of any head of state in the world.

Rajpath