Secretariat Building, Chandigarh

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Secretariat Building, Chandigarh
Secretariat Chandigarh.jpg
Facade of the Secretariat building
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh is located in Chandigarh
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh
Location within Chandigarh
Secretariat Chandigarh.jpg
Facade of the Secretariat building
General information
CoordinatesCoordinates: 30°45′26″N 76°48′24″E / 30.7573°N 76.8066°E / 30.7573; 76.8066
Completed1953
Design and construction
ArchitectLe 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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  1. "Le Corbusier's Capitol Complex a mess,in dire need of facelift". 10 March 2011.
  2. capitol complex is now UNESCO heritage site
  3. "Capitol Complex,as le Corbusier wanted it,remains incomplete". 19 June 2010.
  4. "City News, Indian City Headlines, Latest City News, Metro City News".[dead link]
  5. "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. Tile: UNESCO approves all 3 Indian nominations for heritage tag, Publisher: India Today news, Published on: 18 July 2016, Accessed on: 18 July 2016
  7. "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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