Secretariat Building, Chandigarh

Building in Chandigarh, India

30°45′40″N 76°48′02″E / 30.76111°N 76.80056°E / 30.76111; 76.80056Completed1953Design and constructionArchitect(s)Le Corbusier

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Official nameThe Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern MovementDesignated17 July 2016Reference no.1321rev

Secretariat Building is a Le Corbusier-designed^[1] building in Chandigarh completed in 1953 to house the offices of the Chief Secretary of the Indian state of East Punjab. Since the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 split East Punjab into Haryana and Punjab, Chandigarh has been the capital of both states and the Secretariat Building is shared by their respective Chief Secretaries.

The Secretariat Building is one of three buildings and three monuments in the Chandigarh Capitol Complex,^[2]^[3]^[4] which is one of 17 sites dubbed "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier" inscribed in July 2016 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Gallery

Roof of the building
Building facade
View of the Secretariat Building from ground level

References

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