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Situated at Raisina Hill, New Delhi, the Secretariat buildings are two blocks of symmetrical buildings (North Block and South Block) on opposite sides of the great axis of Kartavya Path, and flanking the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's House).
- 1912
- New Delhi, India
- 148,000 sq ft (13,700 m²)
- Delhi Order
Scheduled between 2020 and 2026, the project as of 2020 aims to revamp a 3 km (1.9 mi) long Kartvyapath between Rashtrapati Bhavan and India Gate, convert North and South Blocks to publicly accessible museums by creating a new common Central Secretariat to house all ministries, a new Parliament building near the present one with increased ...
- Under construction
- Reconstruction and renovation of administrative buildings
Overall the structure is distinctly different from other contemporary British Colonial symbols, although other New Delhi buildings, such as the Secretariat Building, New Delhi, mainly by Herbert Baker, have similarities e.g. both are built with cream and red Dholpur sandstone.
- 1912; 111 years ago
- Delhi Order
- Four
The Secretariat Building stands on Raisina Hill in New Delhi, looking from the hilltop over the surrounding areas; it was built in the 1910s by Architect Herbert Baker. The structure was built to help accommodate the shift of India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi by providing functioning office spaces.
Aug 2, 2023 · Aug 2, 2023. May 2016. The Secretariat Buildings are a group of administrative buildings built in New Delhi between 1912 and 1931. The sandstone buildings are on Raisina Hill near the India...
Nov 2, 2019 · The Capitol Complex of New Delhi comprising the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Secretariat Building comprising North and South Blocks, Parliament House and Central Vista or Rajpath leading up to India Gate was built in the early 1900s, that is, in the last about five decades of British rule in India. Panoramic view of Capitol Complex. Photo: A.Savin.
This is the main east-west axis; it divides New Delhi into two parts, with a large shopping and business district, Connaught Place, in the north and extensive residential areas in the south.
