Biscomaun Bhawan

Biscomaun Bhawan is the tallest building in Patna and Bihar. It is a public building that houses many of the administrative offices of Bihar.[1] It is 71 meters high. It houses many important offices of the Bihar government, the Government of India, some private company offices,[2] and the Nalanda Open University. It is the only building with a revolving restaurant (Pind Balluchi),[3] and a software park in all of Bihar and Eastern India.

Biscomaun Bhawan
Biscomaun Bhawan
General information
TypePublic buildings
Architectural styleModern
LocationPatna, Bihar, India
AddressWest Gandhi Maidan Marg
Coordinates25.620337°N 85.139448°E / 25.620337; 85.139448
Current tenantsBihar government
Inaugurated1971
ClientBihar government
OwnerBihar government
LandlordBihar government
Height71 m
Technical details
Floor count18

Important offices and businesses
  • Director General of Foreign Trade
  • Software Technology Parks of India, Patna
  • Nalanda Open University[4]
  • IGNOU Bihar state centre (moved to Mithapur, Patna)
  • Central Information Council of East Central Railway Zone
  • Pind Balluchi Revolving Restaurant
  • BMSICL ( Now shifted to Sheikhpura, Patna)
  • Smart City Project
  • District Transport Office

References
  1. Joy Sengupta (16 July 2015). "Dial Biscomaun for all govt scheme queries". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. Piyush Kumar Tripathi (23 February 2014). "Bihar links destiny to tryst with IT". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. "Pind Balluchi, Biscomaun Towers at TripAdvisor". Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. "Nalanda Open University,Patna - MHRD" (PDF). Nalanda Open University. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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