Secretariat Building

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The Secretariat Building is a prominent government complex in New Delhi that houses key ministries and offices of the Indian central administration.

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Secretariat Building canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building complex
office building
seat of government
adjacentTo Parliament House
Rashtrapati Bhavan
architect Herbert Baker
architecturalStyle Classical architecture elements
Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
builtFor British Indian government
category 20th-century architecture in India
Government buildings in New Delhi
Seats of national government
city New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
constructionStartDate 1911
coordinates 28.6143°N 77.1995°E
country India
currentUse offices of the Government of India
hasFeature central courtyards
colonnades
domes
mughal-style chhatris
mughal-style jalis
hasPart North Block
South Block
houses Cabinet Secretariat
Ministry of Defence (in South Block)
linked to: Ministry of Defence

Ministry of External Affairs (historically, in South Block)
Ministry of Home Affairs (in North Block)
Prime Minister’s Office (historically, in South Block)
key ministries of the Government of India
offices of the Indian central administration
inaugurationDate 1931
location New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India

Raisina Hill
maintainedBy Central Public Works Department
materialUsed cream sandstone
red sandstone
near Sansad Marg
Vijay Chowk
overlooks India Gate
Rajpath
owner Government of India
partOf Central Secretariat
Central Vista
region National Capital Territory of Delhi
significance administrative center of the Union Government of India

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Rashtrapati Bhavan nearby Secretariat Building
Raisina Hill contains Secretariat Building
New Delhi district contains Secretariat Building
Capital Master Plan includesWorkOn Secretariat Building