Secretariat Building, Chandigarh

Secretariat Building, Chandigarh
Facade of the Secretariat building
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh is located in Chandigarh
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh
Location within Chandigarh
General information
Coordinates30°45′40″N 76°48′02″E / 30.76111°N 76.80056°E / 30.76111; 76.80056
Completed1953
Design and construction
Architect(s)Le Corbusier
Official nameThe Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Designated17 July 2016
Reference no.1321rev

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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