Secretariat Building, Chandigarh Explained

Completion Date:1953
Architect:Le Corbusier
Coordinates:30.7611°N 76.8006°W
Map Type:India Chandigarh

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Corbusier's Capitol Complex a mess,in dire need of facelift . 10 March 2011 . 29 January 2013 . 27 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131127083613/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/le-corbusiers-capitol-complex-a-mess-in-dire-need-of-facelift/760264/0 . live .
  2. Web site: capitol complex is now UNESCO heritage site . 18 July 2016 . 19 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160719125628/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-s-capitol-complex-is-now-a-unesco-heritage-site-all-you-need-to-know/story-B3hHy2vXiepSGyM5uXVOYJ.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Capitol Complex,as le Corbusier wanted it,remains incomplete . 19 June 2010 . 29 January 2013 . 27 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131127074822/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/capitol-complex-as-le-corbusier-wanted-it/635844 . live .
  4. Web site: City News, Indian City Headlines, Latest City News, Metro City News.
  5. Web site: The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier . UNESCO World Heritage Centre . United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization . 19 July 2016 . en . 9 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409231831/https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1321/ . live .
  6. Web site: Tile: UNESCO approves all 3 Indian nominations for heritage tag, Publisher: India Today news, Published on: 18 July 2016, Accessed on: 18 July 2016 . 18 July 2016 . 19 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160719134259/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/buddha-bihar-nalanda-mahavihara-unesco-world-heritage-site-chandigarh/1/717209.html . live .
  7. News: 15 July 2016 . UNESCO World Heritage Centre . 15 July 2016 . en . Four sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List . whc.unesco.org . 16 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160716131638/https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1524 . live .

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