Palika Kendra

Palika Kendra
Palika Kendra, a prominent example of Brutalist architecture
General information
Type	Government Building
Location	New Delhi, India
Coordinates	28°37′42″N 77°12′55″E / 28.62833°N 77.21528°E / 28.62833; 77.21528
Completed	1984
Owner	New Delhi Municipal Council
Technical details
Floor count	21
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Kuldip Singh (architect)
Structural engineer	Mahendra Raj
Website
www.ndmc.gov.in

The Palika Kendra is a 21-story building on Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India. Designed by Kuldip Singh and Mahendra Raj, it is among the few structures in Delhi that feature Brutalist architecture. After its inauguration in 1984 with a height of 91 metres (299 ft), it remained one of the tallest buildings in Delhi for years. It serves as the headquarters of the New Delhi Municipal Council and hosts the main server and the command and control centre of the civic body.

The Palika Kendra is among 62 buildings and structures that the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage is trying to get designated as modern heritages of the post-independent India. On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 31 January 2019, the Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu, inaugurated a grand wall mural of Gandhi made up of terracotta kulhars on a wall of the building.