North Block, New Delhi
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North Block, New Delhi is a prominent government building on Raisina Hill that houses key Indian ministries and forms part of the central administrative complex of the Government of India.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government building
ⓘ
heritage building ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| architect | Herbert Baker ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical architecture elements
ⓘ
Indo-Saracenic architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
|
| associatedWith |
British colonial architecture in India
ⓘ
Government of India ⓘ |
| city |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| constructionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 28.614°N 77.208°E ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| faces |
South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
South Block, New Delhi
|
| formsEnsembleWith |
South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
South Block, New Delhi
|
| function | seat of key ministries of the Government of India ⓘ |
| hasApproach | from Rajpath ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Buildings and structures in New Delhi
ⓘ
Government buildings in India ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chhatris
ⓘ
colonnades ⓘ courtyards ⓘ domes ⓘ |
| hasSecurity | high security government complex ⓘ |
| houses |
Ministry of Finance
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Finance (India)
Ministry of Home Affairs, India ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
Prime Minister’s Office (historically, at various times) ⓘ other key ministries and departments of the Government of India ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delhi
ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| locatedOn | Raisina Hill ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Central Public Works Department ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
cream sandstone
ⓘ
red sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament House, New Delhi
Rashtrapati Bhavan ⓘ South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
South Block, New Delhi
|
| overlooks |
Rajpath (Kartavya Path)
ⓘ
surface form:
Rajpath
|
| ownedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Secretariat
ⓘ
central administrative complex of the Government of India ⓘ |
| region | National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ |
| significance |
part of the ceremonial axis of New Delhi
ⓘ
symbol of the Indian central government ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative offices
ⓘ
ministerial offices ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
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this entity surface form:
Secretariat Building, New Delhi
this entity surface form:
North Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi
this entity surface form:
North Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi
this entity surface form:
Council House, New Delhi
this entity surface form:
Secretariat Building, New Delhi
subject surface form:
Ministry of Finance (India)
this entity surface form:
North Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi
this entity surface form:
Central Government Secretariat offices in New Delhi