Raj Bhavan of Bhubaneswar is the

official residence An official is someone who holds an office (function or mandate, regardless of whether it carries an actual working space with it) in an organization or government and participates in the exercise of authority (either their own or that of th ...

of the

Governor of Odisha The Governor of Odisha is the head of the Indian state of Odisha. The Governor (India), governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at central level. They exist in the States of India, state ...

. It is located in the city of

Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar () is the capital and the largest city of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Odisha. It is located in the Khordha district. The suburban region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Chakra ...

Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...

History

The construction of Raj Bhavan started on 1 January 1958 under the architect Julius Vaz. The land area is about 88 acres. The 11th governor of Odisha, Sri Y. N. Sukthankar, was the first governor to stay here. Since then it has been the official residence of the governor.

References

External links

Official website of the Governor of Odisha
Governors' houses in India Buildings and structures in Bhubaneswar 1958 establishments in Orissa Houses completed in 1958 20th-century architecture in India {{India-struct-stub