Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House)

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government building heritage structure parliament building

Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) is the circular, colonnaded building in New Delhi that serves as the seat of India’s national legislature.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
Sansad Bhavan 4
Parliament House, New Delhi 13
Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government building ⓘ
heritage structure ⓘ
parliament building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
surface form: Indian Parliament House

Parliament House ⓘ
architect Edwin Lutyens ⓘ
Herbert Baker ⓘ
architecturalStyle Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture ⓘ
builtDuring British India ⓘ
surface form: British Raj
constructionStartDate 1921-02-12 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
currentUse meeting place of the Parliament of India ⓘ
governingBody Parliament of India ⓘ
hasChamber Central Hall ⓘ
Lok Sabha ⓘ
surface form: Lok Sabha Chamber

Rajya Sabha ⓘ
surface form: Rajya Sabha Chamber
hasCommitteeRooms parliamentary committee rooms ⓘ
hasEntrance multiple ceremonial entrances ⓘ
hasFeature central courtyard ⓘ
colonnaded facade ⓘ
colonnaded verandah ⓘ
domed structure ⓘ
three semicircular chambers ⓘ
hasGarden circular garden courtyard ⓘ
hasLibrary Parliament Library (within complex) ⓘ
hasSecurity Parliament Security Service ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1927-01-18 ⓘ
locatedIn Central Vista ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form: Delhi

New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form: New Delhi
maintainedBy Central Public Works Department ⓘ
materialUsed cream sandstone ⓘ
red sandstone ⓘ
nearby India Gate ⓘ
Rashtrapati Bhavan ⓘ
numberOfFloors 3 ⓘ
openedForUse 1927 ⓘ
originallyBuiltFor Council House of the Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ
owner Government of India ⓘ
partOf Lutyens' Delhi ⓘ
servesAs seat of the Lok Sabha ⓘ
seat of the Parliament of India ⓘ
seat of the Rajya Sabha ⓘ
shape circular ⓘ
symbolizes Indian democracy ⓘ
usedFor joint sittings of both Houses of Parliament ⓘ
presidential addresses to Parliament ⓘ
state ceremonies related to Parliament ⓘ

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) → alsoKnownAs → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
subject surface form: Sansad Bhavan
this entity surface form: Indian Parliament House
Herbert Baker → designed → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
New Delhi, India → hasLandmark → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
subject surface form: New Delhi
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha → locatedIn → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Lok Sabha → locatedIn → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Central Legislative Assembly bombing → location → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Imperial Legislative Council building
Monsoon Session → location → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Tryst with Destiny speech → location → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constituent Assembly Hall, New Delhi
Constitution of India → locationOfOriginalDocument → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Joint Committees → meetingPlace → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
subject surface form: Joint Committee
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Chamber of Princes → meetsAt → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Rajya Sabha → meetsAt → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sansad Bhavan
Legislative Assembly → meetsIn → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
subject surface form: Legislative Assembly (British India)
this entity surface form: Council House, New Delhi
Parliament of India → meetsIn → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Rajya Sabha → meetsIn → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rajya Sabha Chamber, Parliament House, New Delhi
Council of State → metIn → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
subject surface form: Council of State (British India)
this entity surface form: Council House, New Delhi
Sansad TV → namedAfter → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sansad Bhavan
Connaught Place → near → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
North Block, New Delhi → near → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Rashtrapati Bhavan → nearby → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House of India
Herbert Baker → notableWork → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Speaker of the Lok Sabha → officeLocation → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Delhi → parliamentBuilding → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sansad Bhavan
Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha → seat → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House, New Delhi
Rajya Sabha → seat → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi
Speaker of the Lok Sabha → seat → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi
Lok Sabha → sessionLocation → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sansad Bhavan
Om Birla → worksIn → Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi