Municipal Corporation of Delhi Civic Centre is the tallest building in New Delhi[1] at 101 metres[2] and 28 floors.
| Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civic centre (MCD) Delhi | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Office |
| Location | Minto Road New Delhi, India |
| Coordinates | 28°38′28″N 77°13′40″E / 28.6412°N 77.2277°E |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Completed | 2012 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Roof | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 28 |
Construction edit
Built at a cost of Rs 500-650 crore,[1][3] the building was designed by architect Shirish Malpani. He is a visiting faculty at School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. The maintenance of the building has been outsourced to a private company for Rs 8.33 crore/year.[4]
Architecture edit
The 28-storeyed MCD Civic Centre comprises five multi-storey blocks, with a total built-up floor area of approximately 1,16,000 sq metres excluding a three-level basement parking facility for about 2,500 equivalent car unit, seven entry and exit gates, eight escalators, 43 passenger and service elevators and 100 per cent power back-up. It is near to Asaf Ali Road. MCD Civic Centre is surrounded by Tagore Road, Jawahar Lal Nehru Road, Vivekananda Road, and Zakir Hussain College.[5]
It was inaugurated in April 2010, after 15 years of delays, and MCD offices shifted from Delhi Town Hall in Chandni Chowk.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Delhi gets its tallest building — Civic Centre". Indian Express. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Delhi's new tower set to dwarf the tallest". Ibnlive.in.com. 7 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "MCD Split: New Civic Centre's Fate Hangs in Balance". News.outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "MCD Civic Centre maintenance outsourced at Rs 25 cr". Indian Express. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ "No fire safety nod, Mayor to shift to Civic Centre". Indian Express. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2013.