Secretariat Building, Chandigarh

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administrative headquarters government office building modernist building

The Secretariat Building in Chandigarh is a prominent modernist government office complex designed by Le Corbusier as part of the city’s Capitol complex.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Capitol Complex, Chandigarh 3
Capitol ensemble of Chandigarh 1
Chandigarh Capitol Complex 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative headquarters ⓘ
government office building ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ
architect Le Corbusier ⓘ
architecturalStyle Modernism ⓘ
associatedWith Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
Government of Haryana ⓘ
surface form: Haryana government

Government of Punjab ⓘ
surface form: Punjab government
category Government buildings in Chandigarh ⓘ
Le Corbusier buildings in India ⓘ
Modernist architecture in India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designedAs key element of the new capital for the state of Punjab after Indian independence ⓘ
function seat of the Secretariat of Haryana ⓘ
seat of the Secretariat of Punjab ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance iconic example of post-independence Indian modernist architecture ⓘ
hasFeature brise-soleil sun breakers ⓘ
color accents on façade panels ⓘ
exposed concrete façade ⓘ
modular façade grid ⓘ
pilotis ⓘ
ribbon windows ⓘ
roof terrace ⓘ
heritageStatus included within a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
isComponentOf ensemble with the High Court and Legislative Assembly in Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
locatedIn Chandigarh ⓘ
India ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ
partOf Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh

Chandigarh Capitol Complex ⓘ
surface form: Chandigarh Capitol Complex UNESCO World Heritage Site
partOfUrbanPlanBy Le Corbusier ⓘ
purpose to house ministerial and administrative offices ⓘ
region Chandigarh ⓘ
surface form: Union Territory of Chandigarh
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement ⓘ
usedFor government administration ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh → adjacentTo → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
subject surface form: High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Chandigarh → famousLandmark → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandigarh High Court building
Chandigarh → famousLandmark → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chandigarh Secretariat building
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh → hasNearbyBuilding → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Complexe du Capitole de Chandigarh
northern India → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern India
this entity surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh → locatedIn → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
subject surface form: High Court of Punjab and Haryana
this entity surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
Open Hand Monument → locatedIn → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh
High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh → partOf → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
subject surface form: High Court of Punjab and Haryana
this entity surface form: Chandigarh Capitol Complex
High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh → partOf → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
subject surface form: High Court of Punjab and Haryana
this entity surface form: Capitol ensemble of Chandigarh
Government of Punjab → seatOfGovernment → Secretariat Building, Chandigarh ⓘ
this entity surface form: Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh