Council House of the Imperial Legislative Council

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The Council House of the Imperial Legislative Council was the British-era parliamentary building in New Delhi that later evolved into India’s Parliament House (Sansad Bhavan) after independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
parliament building
architect Edwin Lutyens
Herbert Baker
architecturalStyle Classical architecture elements
Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
associatedWith New Delhi capital project
design of Lutyens' Delhi
builtFor Imperial Legislative Council of India
city New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
country British India
currentCountry India
feature central circular hall
colonnaded verandahs
large open courtyard
three semicircular chambers
function seat of the Imperial Legislative Council
seat of the Parliament of India
governingBodyAfterIndependence Parliament of India
heritageStatus important landmark of New Delhi
laterKnownAs Parliament House
Sansad Bhavan
location New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
material sandstone
near India Gate
Rashtrapati Bhavan
partOf Central Vista, New Delhi
politicalEra British Raj
linked to: British India
postIndependenceRole Parliament House of independent India
shape circular
usedBy Imperial Legislative Council
Parliament of India

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Sansad Bhavan originallyBuiltFor Council House of the Imperial Legislative Council