| Old Parliament House | |
|---|---|
Samvidhan Sadan | |
 Old Parliament House, seen from Kartavya Path | |
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| Former names |
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| General information | |
| Status | Retired and waiting for heritage restoration |
| Type | Heritage |
| Architectural style | Lutyens' Delhi |
| Location | New Delhi |
| Address | Sansad Marg, New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi |
| Town or city | New Delhi |
| Country |  India |
| Coordinates | 28°37′02″N 77°12′29″E / 28.6172°N 77.2081°E |
| Current tenants | Museum |
| Groundbreaking | 1921 by The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn |
| Construction started | 1921 |
| Completed | 18 January 1927 |
| Opened | 18 January 1927 by The 1st Baron Irwin, Viceroy of India |
| Owner | Government of India |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 790 |
| Public transit access |  Central Secretariat |
The Old Parliament House, officially known as the Samvidhan Sadan (Constitution House),[1][2] was the seat of the Imperial Legislative Council of India between 18 January 1927 and 15 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950, and the Parliament of India between 26 January 1950 and 18 September 2023. For 73 years, it housed the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha (the lower and upper houses) respectively in India's bicameral parliament.
The building was designed by British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker and was constructed between 1921 and 1927. It was opened in January 1927 as the seat of the Imperial Legislative Council and was known as the Council House.[3] Following the British withdrawal from India, it was taken over by the Constituent Assembly of India, and then by the Indian Parliament once India's Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950 with India becoming a republic.[4]
The New Parliament House, built near this building on a triangular plot from 2020 to 2023 was inaugurated on 28 May 2023. It was built as part of the Indian government's Central Vista Redevelopment Project.
- ^ "Old Parliament Building To Be Called As 'Samvidhan Sadan'".
- ^ "Official Notification by Loksabha Secretariat on Renaming of the building previously known as Parliament House to Samvidhan Sadan". X (formerly Twitter). All India Radio. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "From Council House to Indian Parliament building after Independence: The history behind the edifice". The Indian Express. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Anisha Dutta (31 January 2020). "New Parliament complex may seat 1,350 members". Retrieved 1 February 2020.