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10 December 2020: The foundation stone of the new parliament building is laid. [9] [11] 11 July 2022: A statue of the country's national emblem is unveiled on the top of the new Parliament building. [53] [54] 28 August 2022: The main structure of the new Parliament is completed. [55] 20 May 2023: Construction is fully completed. [citation needed]
The new structure is spread on area of 20,866 metres (68,458 ft) and have a built-up area of 694,270 sq ft (64,500 m 2), throughout four floors (16,125 m 2 (173,570 sq ft) each floor) and have a larger seating capacity than the current building as India aims to expand its parliament in 2026. The new Rajya Sabha hall has a capacity of 384 seats ...
In 1912 Baker went to India to work with Lutyens, and went on to design the Secretariat Building in New Delhi and Parliament House, also in New Delhi. He also designed the bungalows of Members of Parliament in New Delhi. Baker designed the two Secretariat buildings flanking the great axis leading to what was then Viceroy's House, the palace of ...
The nearby Parliament House was built much later, and hence was not constructed around the axis of Rajpath. Construction of Parliament House was begun in 1921, and the building was inaugurated in 1927. [5] Today, the area is served by the Central Secretariat station of the Delhi Metro. [6]
Sunita Kohli is an Indian interior designer, architectural restorer and furniture manufacturer.She had restored and decorated Rashtrapati Bhavan (the President's House), Parliament House Colonnade (1985–1989), the Prime Minister's Office and Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Parliament House, New Delhi. The maximum membership of the House allotted by the Constitution of India is 552 (Initially, in 1950, it was 500.) Currently, the house has 543 seats which are filed by the election of up to 543 elected members. The new parliament has a seating capacity of 888 for Lok ...
The Sengol (Tamil: செங்கோல்) is a gold-plated, silver sceptre that is installed in New Parliament House in New Delhi, India. [1] The sceptre was originally gifted to Jawaharlal Nehru , the first Prime Minister of India , by a Tamil Adheenam in a religious ceremony on the evening before the Independence of India in 1947.
The New Delhi Municipal Council Building was designed in the brutalist style by Kuldip Singh, and completed in 1984. The Lotus Temple was designed by Faribohrz Sahba and completed in 1986. Its design was inspired by the shape of a lotus .