Old Secretariat, Delhi

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Old Secretariat, Delhi is a historic colonial-era government building in the Civil Lines area that once housed the central administration of British India before the capital shifted to New Delhi.

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Old Secretariat, Delhi canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era building
government building
heritage structure
architecturalStyle colonial architecture
category British colonial architecture in India
Buildings and structures in Delhi
Government buildings in India
city Delhi NERFINISHED
country India
era late 19th–early 20th century
followedBy Secretariat buildings in New Delhi
functionDuringBritishRule central secretariat for British India NERFINISHED
hasFeature colonial colonnades
courtyards
large central block
heritageStatus protected building (local/administrative level)
historicalPeriod British Raj NERFINISHED
historicalUse seat of administration before capital shifted to New Delhi
locatedIn Civil Lines, Delhi NERFINISHED
Delhi NERFINISHED
India
locatedNear Delhi University North Campus NERFINISHED
Kashmere Gate, Delhi NERFINISHED
material brick
stone
neighbourhood Civil Lines NERFINISHED
ownedBy Government of Delhi NERFINISHED
Government of India
partOf Civil Lines administrative district NERFINISHED
precededBy earlier administrative offices in Old Delhi
region National Capital Territory of Delhi NERFINISHED
significance former seat of central administration of British India
important colonial landmark in Delhi
status existing
transportConnection Vidhan Sabha metro station NERFINISHED
usedFor government administration
offices

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Civil Lines hasLandmark Old Secretariat, Delhi
subject surface form: Civil Lines, Delhi