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The Secretariat
Secretariat Building may refer to: * Secretariat Building, Chandigarh in India * Secretariat Building, New Delhi in India * The United Nations Secretariat Building in Manhattan * Former name of General Treasury Building, Sri Lanka * Former name of Ministers' Building, Burma * Kerala Government Secretariat, the secretariat building of the State Government of Kerala * Malacca State Secretariat Building * Mantralaya, Mumbai the secretariat building of the State Government of Maharashtra * Namakkal Kavignar Maligai the secretariat building of the State Government of Tamil Nadu * Negeri Sembilan State Secretariat Building * Patna Secretariat the secretariat building of the State Government of Bihar * Perlis State Secretariat Building * Sultan Ibrahim Building, former state secretariat building of Johor * Writers' Building, the secretariat building of the State Government of West Bengal {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh
Secretariat Building is a Le Corbusier-designed government building built in 1953, located inside the Chandigarh Capitol Complex which comprises three buildings and three monuments: the Secretariat building, Palace of Assembly (Chandigarh), Legislative Assembly building and Punjab and Haryana High Court, High Court building, Open Hand Monument, Geometric Hill and Tower of Shadows. In July 2016, the building and several other works by Le Corbusier were inscribed as World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Gallery File:Secretariat's Roof.jpg, Roof of the building File:Secretariat facade.jpg, Building facade File:Secretariat building.jpg, View of the Secretariat Building from ground level See also * List of World Heritage Sites in India References External links Foundation Le CorbusierCorbu in Ahmadabad Le Corbusier buildings in India Government buildings completed in 1953 Tourist attractions in Chandigarh Buildings and structures in Chandigarh Admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretariat Building, New Delhi
The Secretariat Building or Central Secretariat is where the Cabinet Secretariat of India, Cabinet Secretariat is housed, which administers the Government of India. Built in the 1910s, it is home to some of the most important ministries of the Cabinet of India. 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 Rajpath, and flanking the Rashtrapati Bhavan (President's House). History The planning of New Delhi began in earnest after Delhi was made capital of the British Indian Empire in 1911. Edwin Lutyens, Lutyens was assigned responsibility for town planning and the construction of Viceroy's House (now Rashtrapati Bhavan); Herbert Baker, who had practised in South Africa for two decades, 1892–1912, joined in as the second in command. Baker took on the design of the next most important building, the Secretariat, which was the only building other than Vicer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations Secretariat Building
The United Nations Secretariat Building is a skyscraper within the headquarters of the United Nations in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It contains the offices of the United Nations Secretariat, the executive organ of the United Nations (UN). The building, designed in the International Style, is tall with 39 above-ground stories. It was designed by a group of architects led by Wallace Harrison. Although the building is located within the United States, the site is under UN jurisdiction, so the building is exempt from some local regulations. The Secretariat Building is designed as a rectangular slab measuring ; it is oriented from north to south and is connected with other buildings in the UN headquarters. The wider western and eastern elevations of the facade are glass curtain walls, while the narrower northern and southern elevations are made of marble. The Secretariat Building contains of space. The lowest stories contain press offices, staff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Treasury Building
The General Treasury Building (also known as the ''Treasury'' or the ''Treasury Building'') is the building that houses the Treasury of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies along with several of its departments. It was formerly known as the ''Secretariat Building'' therefore it is still officially called The Secretariat. It is situated in the Colombo fort precinct next to the old Parliament Building, which is now the Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka), Presidential Secretariat. Building With the expansion of the Legislative Council of Ceylon, the need for a new building to house the council and the civil administration of Ceylon was suggested by Sir Henry McCallum. A proposal made by a committee to construct the new building for the Secretariat, Council Chamber and Government offices on reclaimed land at the northern end of Galle Face Green, Galle Face' was accepted by the British Ceylon, Ceylon Government in 1920. The chief architect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministers' Building
The Ministers' Building ( my, ဝန်ကြီးများရုံး; also called the Ministers' Office; is today known as The Secretariat or Secretariat Yangon) was the home and administrative seat of British Burma, in downtown Yangon, Burma and is the spot where Aung San and six cabinet ministers were assassinated. The British administration moved the office from Strand Road after administrative work increased greatly resulting in an urgent need to expand the cramped and poorly lit administration building. Location The building is situated on and takes up an entire city block with Anawrahta Road to the north, Theinbyu Road to the east, Maha Bandoola Road to the south and Bo Aung Kyaw Street to the west. It is about South East of Yangon Central Railway Station and east of the Sule Pagoda. Construction The Victorian-style building is made from red and yellow brick and constructed in a U-shape. Construction began in the late 1889. The central building was completed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Government Secretariat
The Kerala Government Secretariat ( ml, Saṁsthāna Sarkkār Sirākēndraṁ) is the seat of administration of the Government of Kerala, in Thiruvananthapuram, housing important ministries and bureaucratic offices. It is the highest echelon of state administrative structure offering locus for the exercise of executive authority by the State Government of Kerala. The secretariat refers to the complex of departments. Its political heads are the ministers while the administrative heads are the Secretaries to the Government. The Government Secretariat is a popular landmark and located in heart of the Thiruvananthapuram City, in Narmada Road. The Secretariat complex was originally constructed as Durbar Hall for Travancore Kingdom. History Over 150 years old, the building's foundation stone was laid by His Highness Ayilyam Thirunal, the Maharaja of Travancore in 1865 and was completed in 1869. The original structure was planned to accommodate Travancore Royal Durbar Hall where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malacca State Secretariat Building
Seri Negeri complex ( ms, Kompleks Seri Negeri) is a state secretariat building complex located in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, Malaysia. It houses the offices of the chief minister (Block ''Bendahara''), cabinet ministers, speaker of the state assembly (Block ''Laksamana''), state assembly hall (Block ''Laksamana'') and the official residence of the State Governor (Yang di-Pertua Negeri), which were previously scattered around Malacca City centre. Official Portal of Malacca State Government. URL assessed on 16 June 2013 See also * * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantralaya, Mumbai
Mantralaya is the administrative headquarters of the Government of Maharashtra in the city of Mumbai, India built in 1955. Mantralaya was earlier known as Sachivalaya. (Sachiv- Secretary, Alaya- House, meaning House of Secretaries, called Secretariat). The headquarters of most State Governments in India are called Secretariats. However, since Ministers (Mantri in Marathi) also sit in the same building and to underline the fact that Ministers are powerful in a democracy, the name was changed to Mantralaya in the early eighties. Mantralaya is a seven storeyed building which houses most of the departments of the state government in this building. The Chief Minister sits on the sixth floor. The Chief Secretary, sits on the sixth floor. Due to an increasing number of departments and staff, a new "annexe" building was built. Also, a new administrative building of 19 floors was constructed opposite Mantralaya to accommodate additional departments. Fires On 21 June 2012 a fire broke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namakkal Kavignar Maligai
Namakkal Kavignar Maligai is an 11-storied building at the Fort St. George campus in Chennai, India, serving as the power centre of state secretariat of Tamil Nadu. It is the only skyscraper built within the Fort campus. As of 2014, there were about 6,000 staff at the secretariat. History The fort was built by the British rulers in 1640. After Independence, the entire complex was taken over by the Department of Defense. The state secretariat started functioning in the fort complex. The fort building is a three-storied one housing the offices of the chief minister and other ministers, the chief secretary, home ministry, treasury, etc. To accommodate the remaining offices, the then ruling DMK government planned to build a 10-storied building adjacent to the fort building. The building was built in 1975 and was named Namakkal Kavignar Maligai in the memory of Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai, popularly known as 'Namakkal Kavignar'. This building accommodates more than 30 departments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negeri Sembilan State Secretariat Building
Wisma Negeri is Negeri Sembilan's state secretariat building. It was built in 1987 and located at Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It houses the machineries of the state government, including Menteri Besar's (Chief Minister's) office, Housing and local government unit office and Hall and protocol unit. Architecture The building is designed based on Minangkabau architecture, a symbolic representation of Negeri Sembilan's historical connections with the Pagaruyung Kingdom Pagaruyung (ڤاڬارويوڠ; also Pagarruyung, Pagar Ruyung and, Malayapura or Malayupura) was the seat of the Minangkabau kings of Western Sumatra, though little is known about it. Modern Pagaruyung is a village in ''Tanjung Emas'' subdistr ..., and the state's unique Minangkabau culture. {{coord missing, Malaysia State secretariat buildings in Malaysia Wisma Negeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patna Secretariat
Patna Secretariat, also known as Patna Sachivalaya or Old Secretariat, is the administrative headquarters of the state Government of Bihar in India. It is located in Bihar's capital city of Patna. This building is situated between two iconic buildings of the city, Raj Bhavan in the west and Patna High Court in the far east. Location, architecture and design Patna Secretariat is a mighty Victorian construction located to the east of the Raj Bhavan in Patna. Built by the British in the Indo-Sarcenic style, it was completed in 1917. It is 716 feet long 364 feet wide and remains one of the largest government buildings of the City. A huge clock tower stands tall amidst the beautiful and green lawn of the place. Originally, it was 198 feet high, but a part of it fell down during the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. Currently, its height is 184 feet from the ground. A four-foot gap left between the concrete ceiling and the outer covering of tiles from Raniganj ensures a reasonable temperat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perlis State Secretariat Building
Perlis State Secretriat Building is Perlis's state secretariat building. It is situated on Jalan Hospital, Kangar. See also * State governments in Malaysia The state governments in Malaysia are the governments ruling the States of Malaysia, 13 states in the federation of Malaysia. All 13 states adopts the Westminster system, Westminster Parliamentary system and each has a unicameral State Legislative A ... Buildings and structures in Perlis Kangar State secretariat buildings in Malaysia {{Malaysia-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
