The Secretariat Building or Central Secretariat housed the most important offices and ministries of the Government of India, including the Cabinet Secretariat, at Raisina Hill, New Delhi. The Secretar
North Block of the building
The 1931 series celebrated the inauguration of New Delhi as the seat of government. The one rupee stamp shows George V with the "asking Alexandria" and Dominion Columns.
Elevation of Secretariat Building, showing the four chhatris around the central dome.
Secretariat Building, New Delhi at night
Raisina Hill
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Raisina Hill, often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of New Delhi, housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official
Vijay Chowk with North and South Block of the Secretariat Building in the backdrop. As one looks at the Raisina Hill buildings from Vijay Chowk, the Rashtrapati Bhavan disappears and only its dome is visible.
2019 master plan of Raisina Hill, showing the building and road layout
Viceroy's House
Vijay Chowk at Kartavya Path, with Secretariat Building in the background, New Delhi, the venue of the Beating Retreat ceremony