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Location
: Bangalore, Karnataka
Unique Feature : Largest Secretariat In
India
Style of Architecture : Neo-Dravidian
The
majestic looking Vidhan Soudha located in Bangalore is a marvel of
neo-Dravidian architecture and one of the most imposing building not
only in Bangalore but also in India.
It houses the State Legislature, and is the largest Secretariat in
India. Kengal Hanumanthaiah, Chief Minister of the then Mysore State
between 1951-1956 was responsible for the concept, the structure and the
setting of this magnificent building.
Vidhan Soudha houses the State Legislative Assembly of Karnataka and
part of the Secretariat. Supervised and executed by engineers and
architects led by the then Chief Engineer, late B.R.Manickam of the
Public Works Department, the Vidhana Soudha is an arresting monument.
The building project was started in 1952 and was completed in four
years. Five thousand labourers, 1500 chisellers, masons and wood carvers
were employed to bring the building to its present form.
Built entirely from Bangalore granite in the Dravidian style, it has
floral motifs on stone carvings drawn from the celebrated temple craft
of South India.
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