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Old Parliament House, New Delhi

The Old Parliament House, officially known as the Samvidhan Sadan, was the seat of the Parliament of India between 26 January 1950 and 18 September 2023. It housed the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively in India's bicameral parliament for nearly 73 years. Earlier it had served as the seat of the Imperial Legislative Council between 18 January 1927 and 15 August 1947, and the Constituent Assembly of India bet…

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1927

New Delhi, New Delhi, India

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Old Parliament House, New Delhi in New Delhi, India

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Herbert Baker

1862-1946 · London, England, United Kingdom

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Sir Herbert Baker, Hon. DArch. Hon DCL was an English architect remembered as the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, and the designer of some of New Delhi's most notable government structures.

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Herbert Baker

studio · London, England, United Kingdom

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