Biscomaun Bhawan

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Biscomaun Bhawan
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Biscomaun Bhawan
General information
Type Public buildings
Architectural style Modern
Location Patna, Bihar, India
AddressWest Gandhi Maidan Marg
Coordinates 25°37′13″N85°08′22″E / 25.6203370°N 85.1394480°E / 25.6203370; 85.1394480
Current tenantsBihar government
Inaugurated1971
Client Bihar government
OwnerBihar government
LandlordBihar government
Technical details
Floor count18

Biscomaun Bhawan is a public building that houses many of the administrative offices of Bihar. [1] It houses many offices of the Bihar government, the Government of India, some private company offices, [2] and the Nalanda Open University. [3] It is the only building with a revolving restaurant (Pind Balluchi), [4] and a software park in all of Bihar and Eastern India.

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References

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  3. "Nalanda Open University, Patna | District Patna, Government of Bihar | India" . Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. "Pind Balluchi, Biscomaun Towers at TripAdvisor" . Retrieved 14 February 2014.