Old Parliament House, New Delhi

Old Parliament House
Samvidhan Sadan
Old Parliament House, seen from Kartavya Path
Old Parliament House, New Delhi is located in Delhi
Old Parliament House, New Delhi
Former names
  • Parliament House
  • Council House
General information
StatusRetired and waiting for heritage restoration
TypeHeritage
Architectural styleLutyens' Delhi
LocationNew Delhi
AddressSansad Marg, New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi
Town or cityNew Delhi
Country India
Coordinates28°37′02″N 77°12′29″E / 28.6172°N 77.2081°E / 28.6172; 77.2081
Current tenantsMuseum
Groundbreaking1921 by The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Construction started1921
Completed18 January 1927
Opened18 January 1927 by The 1st Baron Irwin, Viceroy of India
OwnerGovernment of India
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Other information
Seating capacity790
Public transit accessLogo of the Delhi Metro 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.

  1. ^ "Old Parliament Building To Be Called As 'Samvidhan Sadan'".
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "From Council House to Indian Parliament building after Independence: The history behind the edifice". The Indian Express. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ Anisha Dutta (31 January 2020). "New Parliament complex may seat 1,350 members". Retrieved 1 February 2020.