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The Model Town site had earlier formed part of the Delhi Town
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By the 1940s the landowners of Model Town, one of Delhi's oldest families partnered with the newly formed DLF to develop their estate into a neighbourhood. It was one of the most well planned neighbourhoods in the pre-master plan of 1962 era, when planning norms did not exist. This affluent
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Imperial Town Planning Movement gave birth to New Delhi, Model Town and Civil Lines, advocating low-rise orderly development, with large plot sizes and single-storey buildings, with a maximum ground coverage of as little as 25% of the entire plot area.
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city, encapsulating the existing Civil Lines area into the new city as well. The area was also associated with the Delhi
Durbars, where the coronation ceremonies of three British monarchs were held.
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is also situated opposite Model Town III in the area and was used for soccer matches during the Asian Games, held in Delhi, India in the 80s. Model Town is connected by the
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966:Patparganj
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151:Government
84:77°11′30″E
81:28°43′05″N
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936:Paharganj
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856:Moti Bagh
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766:Janakpuri
751:Hauz Khas
671:Daryaganj
631:Ber Sarai
363:Landmarks
302:Ring Road
246:DLF Group
205:Lok Sabha
188:Time zone
164:Languages
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851:Mehrauli
836:Mayapuri
761:Jangpura
353:Timarpur
318:Azad Pur
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193:UTC+5:30
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871:Munirka
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267:History
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177:English
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