als ▁call ▁the ▁old ▁area ▁as ▁the ▁City ▁whereas ▁the ▁new ▁area ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁New ▁Capital ▁Area . ▁The ▁Pat na ▁Secret ariat ▁with ▁its ▁impos ing ▁clock ▁tower ▁and ▁the ▁Pat na ▁High ▁Court ▁are ▁two ▁impos ing ▁land marks ▁of ▁this ▁era ▁of ▁development . ▁Cred it ▁for ▁design ing ▁the ▁massive ▁and ▁maj estic ▁buildings ▁of ▁colonial ▁Pat na ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁architect , ▁J . ▁F . ▁M unn ings . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 6 – 1 9 1 7 , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁ready ▁for ▁occupation . ▁These ▁buildings ▁reflect ▁either ▁Ind o - S ar ac en ic ▁influence ▁( like ▁Pat na ▁Museum ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁Assembly ), ▁or ▁over t ▁Renaissance ▁influence ▁like ▁the ▁Raj ▁Bh aw an ▁and ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁Some ▁buildings , ▁like ▁the ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁( G PO ) ▁and ▁the ▁Old ▁Secret ariat ▁bear ▁pseudo - R ena issance ▁influence . ▁Some ▁say , ▁the ▁experience ▁gained ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁new ▁capital ▁area ▁of ▁Pat na ▁proved ▁very ▁useful ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁imperial ▁capital ▁of ▁New ▁Del hi . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁built ▁several ▁educational ▁institutions ▁in ▁Pat na ▁like ▁Pat na ▁College , ▁Pat na ▁Science ▁College , ▁Bi har ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁Medical ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁Pat na ▁V eter inary ▁College . ▁With ▁government ▁patron age , ▁the ▁Bi har is ▁quickly ▁seized ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁make ▁these ▁cent res ▁fl our ish ▁quickly ▁and