2. SECULAR STRUCTURE
INTRODUCTION –
A secular building is a building for
secular purposes .
The Gothic style influenced
defensive structures.
The term is used in fine arts and
cultural science , for example in
the history of architecture.
3. To define the secular buildings its usages form each other
and to standardize.
The antonym of secular buildings is the sacred
architecture which clerical or religious purpose is
reserved.
Example of secular buildings are museums , townhalls,
university buildings and railway stations .
4. SECULAR BUILDING S
Post office , Dalhousie square ,Calcutta - 1868.
High court , Calcutta - 1860.
Post office ,Bombay - 1870.
Post and Telegraph building , Madras - 1884
5. GENERAL POST OFFICE ,
CALCUTTA
LOCATION - Calcutta , India.
CONSTRUTION STARTED -
1864 -1868.
ARCHITECT -
Walter B. Grenville.
6. INTRODUCTION
The GPO of the city of Calcutta
India.
The post office handles most of
the city inbound and outbound
mail and parcels.
The imposing structure of the
GPO is one of the LANDMARKS
in the city.
7. HISTORY
The site where the GPO is
located was actully the site
of the first fort william.
An alley beside the guard-
house, that housed the
infamous 1756 BLACK
HOLE OF CALCUTTA
(1756 AD ) .