<P> On 12 December 1911 , during the Delhi Durbar , George V , then Emperor of India , along with Queen Mary , his Consort , made the announcement that the capital of the Raj was to be shifted from Calcutta to Delhi , while laying the foundation stone for the Viceroy 's residence in the Coronation Park , Kingsway Camp . The foundation stone of New Delhi was laid by King George V and Queen Mary at the site of Delhi Durbar of 1911 at Kingsway Camp on 15 December 1911 , during their imperial visit . Large parts of New Delhi were planned by Edwin Lutyens , who first visited Delhi in 1912 , and Herbert Baker , both leading 20th - century British architects . The contract was given to Sobha Singh . The original plan called for its construction in Tughlaqabad , inside the Tughlaqabad fort , but this was given up because of the Delhi - Calcutta trunk line that passed through the fort . Construction really began after World War I and was completed by 1931 . The city that was later dubbed `` Lutyens ' Delhi '' was inaugurated in ceremonies beginning on 10 February 1931 by Lord Irwin , the Viceroy . Lutyens designed the central administrative area of the city as a testament to Britain 's imperial aspirations . </P>
<P> On 12 December 1911 , during the Delhi Durbar , George V , then Emperor of India , along with Queen Mary , his Consort , made the announcement that the capital of the Raj was to be shifted from Calcutta to Delhi , while laying the foundation stone for the Viceroy 's residence in the Coronation Park , Kingsway Camp . The foundation stone of New Delhi was laid by King George V and Queen Mary at the site of Delhi Durbar of 1911 at Kingsway Camp on 15 December 1911 , during their imperial visit . Large parts of New Delhi were planned by Edwin Lutyens , who first visited Delhi in 1912 , and Herbert Baker , both leading 20th - century British architects . The contract was given to Sobha Singh . The original plan called for its construction in Tughlaqabad , inside the Tughlaqabad fort , but this was given up because of the Delhi - Calcutta trunk line that passed through the fort . Construction really began after World War I and was completed by 1931 . The city that was later dubbed `` Lutyens ' Delhi '' was inaugurated in ceremonies beginning on 10 February 1931 by Lord Irwin , the Viceroy . Lutyens designed the central administrative area of the city as a testament to Britain 's imperial aspirations . </P>
who transferred the capital from calcutta to delhi
who transferred the capital from calcutta to delhi
George V , then Emperor of India
George V , then Emperor of India