Who designed the Bombay Secretariat in the 1870s?

Who designed the Bombay Secretariat in the 1870s?

H. St. Clair Wilkins
Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney
Purushottamdas Thakurdas
Nusserwanji Tata
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UPSC CDS-1 – 2019
The Bombay Secretariat building, located in Mumbai, was designed by H. St. Clair Wilkins and constructed in the 1870s.
H. St. Clair Wilkins was a British architect known for his work on several prominent buildings in India during the British Raj, including part of the Government Secretariat complex in Bombay (now Mumbai).
The Bombay Secretariat is part of the larger Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Other architects involved in the design of this complex include General P. L. Maxwell (Public Works Department building) and James Scott (University Library and Clock Tower). The other options are incorrect; Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney was a notable Parsi philanthropist who funded several public works, Purushottamdas Thakurdas was a prominent businessman and nationalist, and Nusserwanji Tata was a member of the famous Tata family. None of them were architects of the Secretariat.
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