Secretariat Building

New Delhi district, India

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Perched on Raisina Hill in New Delhi, the Secretariat Building comprises two symmetrical blocks—North Block and South Block—designed by Herbert Baker as a cornerstone of Edwin Lutyens' grand imperial layout for the capital. Built in 1927 from honey-colored sandstone, these Indo-Saracenic structures flank the great axis of Rajpath, facing the Rashtrapati Bhavan across a carefully orchestrated ceremonial vista. Once the seat of India's most senior government offices, including the Cabinet Secretariat, the buildings are now being repurposed as the Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum, with ministerial functions consolidated into newly commissioned facilities nearby as part of the Central Vista Redevelopment Project. Designated as an NDMC Heritage Building of Grade I, the Secretariat represents a defining moment in New Delhi's architectural identity and India's governmental symbolism.