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 ⓘ