Bihar Assembly building at 100: Iconic landmark was designed by A M Millwood SECTIONS Last Updated: Feb 16, 2021, 12:41 PM IST Share Synopsis During the centennial function hosted in the Central Hall of the new annexe building of the old Bihar legislative complex on the very same date -- February 7 -- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had highlighted the glorious past of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Agencies US-based biotech scientist, Jaya Ghosh, who grew up in Patna, recalls going to the Assembly building with her parents in 1957, when it was in session. Patna: The Bihar Legislative Assembly building -- originally called the Council Chamber -- which recently completed its centenary, was designed by A M Millwood in a "free Renaissance style" in keeping with the architectural grandeur of the iconic Patna Secretariat, according to old records. Though the handsome double-storied edifice was ready by the end of 1920, the inaugural session of the Bihar and Orissa Provincial Legislative Council in the new building, was held on February 7, 1921 after it was formally opened by the then state Governor Lord S P Sinha on the same day.