| Secretariat Building, Chandigarh | |
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 Facade of the Secretariat building | |
  Location within Chandigarh | |
Facade of the Secretariat building | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 30°45′26″N 76°48′24″E / 30.7573°N 76.8066°E |
| Completed | 1953 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Le Corbusier |
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Secretariat Building is a Le Corbusier-designed[1] government building built in 1953, located inside the Chandigarh Capitol Complex which comprises three buildings and three monuments: the Secretariat building, Legislative Assembly building and High Court building, Open Hand Monument, Geometric Hill and Tower of Shadows.[2][3][4]
In July 2016, the building and several other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.[5][6][7]
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Roof of the building -
Building facade -
View of the Secretariat Building from ground level
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Le Corbusier's Capitol Complex a mess,in dire need of facelift". 10 March 2011.
- ↑ capitol complex is now UNESCO heritage site
- ↑ "Capitol Complex,as le Corbusier wanted it,remains incomplete". 19 June 2010.
- ↑ "City News, Indian City Headlines, Latest City News, Metro City News".[dead link]
- ↑ "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ Tile: UNESCO approves all 3 Indian nominations for heritage tag, Publisher: India Today news, Published on: 18 July 2016, Accessed on: 18 July 2016
- ↑ "Four sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List". whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
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