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Secretariat Building (other)
Secretariat Building may refer to: * Secretariat Building, Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei * Secretariat Building, Chandigarh in India * Secretariat Building, New Delhi, housing the Cabinet Secretariat of 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 Government of Kerala, India * Malacca State Secretariat Building, Malaysia * Mantralaya, Mumbai, the secretariat building of the Government of Maharashtra, India * Namakkal Kavignar Maligai the secretariat building of the Government of Tamil Nadu, India * Negeri Sembilan State Secretariat Building, Malaysia * Patna Secretariat, the secretariat building of the Government of Bihar, India * Perlis State Secretariat Building, Malaysia * Sultan Ibrahim Building, former state secretariat building of Johor, Malaysia * Writers' Building The Writers' Build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretariat Building, Brunei
The Secretariat Building () or formerly known as the Brunei Government Offices and Government Secretariat Building (''Bangunan Setiausaha Kerajaan'') is the oldest government structure that serves the State Secretariat of Brunei or the seat of government. The building is located at Jalan Elizabeth II, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei-Muara District, Brunei. The building is currently under the protection of the Antiquities and Treasure Trove Act of the Museums Department. History Following the completion of the design and layout plans in the first part of the previous year. Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III set the foundation stone on 19 November 1952, and it was finished in August 1953, completely furnished in the style of classic concrete colonial architecture. The Brunei Government Offices was regarded as Brunei's most contemporary structure at the time it was constructed. At the beginning of its establishment on 1 July 1954, the '' Jabatan Adat Istiadat Negara'' of the Prime Minis ... [...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] |
Secretariat (other)
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Secretariat may refer to: * Secretariat (administrative office) * Secretariat (horse), a racehorse that won the Triple Crown in 1973 ** ''Secretariat'' (film), a 2010 film about the racehorse ** Secretariat, a pantomime horse that appeared on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' *Secretariat Mosque, a mosque in Hyderabad, India *Secretariat Park, an urban park in Chennai, India See also *Secretariat Building (other), a number of office edifices * Cabinet Secretariat (other) * Central Secretariat (other) * Secretariat Building (other) Secretariat Building may refer to: * Secretariat Building, Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei * Secretariat Building, Chandigarh in India * Secretariat Building, New Delhi, housing the Cabinet Secretariat of India * The United Nations Secretaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers' Building
The Writers' Buildings or Mahakaran, often shortened to just Writers, was the official secretariat building of the Government of West Bengal, state government of West Bengal in Kolkata, India. The 150-metre long building covers the entire northern stretch of the Lal Dighi, Lal Dighi or Red Lake at the centre of historic B.B.D. Bagh, long considered as the administrative and business hub of the city. As a heritage building, it remains at a central place in Bengal's politics as a witness to Bengal's transformation and Indian independence movement. It originally served as the principal administrative office for writers (junior clerks) of the British East India Company (EIC). Designed by Thomas Lyon in 1777, the Writers' Building has gone through a long series of extensions over the centuries. Since India's independence in 1947, it housed the office of the Chief Minister of West Bengal, cabinet ministers and other senior officials, until 4 October 2013, when a major restoration of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Ibrahim Building
The Sultan Ibrahim Building (; Jawi: باڠونن سلطان إبراهيم) is a former state secretariat building of Johor. It is located at Bukit Timbalan in Johor Bahru. The building was constructed between 1936 and 1939 and was completed in 1940 as the British colonial government attempted to streamline the state's administration. It was officially opened by the late Sultan Ibrahim of Johor. It was also the tallest building in Malaya during pre-independence era. In Johor Bahru itself, it stood unchallenged as the tallest building in the town until the completion of the Merlin Tower in the 1970s. The offices of the state secretariat have now moved to Kota Iskandar. There are plans to convert the building into a museum. Architecture The building's architecture combines colonial and Malay architecture with its Saracenic design and tower making it a landmark in Johor Bahru. The building was designed by the renowned British architecture firm, Palmer and Turner which was also ... [...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. History The building was erected as government offices for the British authorities, and included various departments including: the British Adviser's Office, the Council Chamber, the Treasury, the Customs, the Land Office, the Education Office, the Sanitary Board, and the Health Office. The foundation stone was laid by the Raja of Perlis in 1937 and the building was completed in 1939. The cost of the building was $87,000 and was designed by a Mr. Boucher, architect, Boucher & Co., Penang. The building contractor was Lee Woon of Penang, supervised by D. Cheam of Kangar. The clock was made by Potts of Leeds, William Potts & Sons, Leeds. See also * State governments in Malaysia References Buildings and structures in Perlis Kangar State secretariat buildings in Malaysia Government buildings completed in 1939 {{Malaysia-struct-stub ... [...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] |
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 (, other name: ''Pagaruyung Dārul Qarār''), also known as Pagarruyung, Pagar Ruyung and Malayapura or Malayupura, was a kingdom that once stood in the island of Sumatra and the seat of the Minangkabau people, Minangkabau kings of ..., and the state's unique Minangkabau culture. {{Malaysian state secretariat buildings State secretariat buildings in Malaysia Wisma Negeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantralaya, Mumbai
Mantralaya is the administrative headquarters of the Government of Maharashtra in the city of South Mumbai, 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. Vp Fires On 21 June 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh
Secretariat Building is a Le Corbusier-designed 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, which is one of 17 sites dubbed "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier" inscribed in July 2016 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. 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 The UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates World Heritage Sites of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malacca State Secretariat Building
Seri Negeri complex () 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 * * |
Kerala Government Secretariat
The Kerala Government Secretariat () 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 King meets his council of ministers on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
