The Prime Minister announced the new name of the old parliament building which will be called “Samvidhan Sadan” (Constitution House).
- The old Parliament Building which was designed by British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker and was completed in 1927 witnessed some of the great moments in Indian history like the passing of India’s constitution.
- India’s New Parliament building was inaugurated on May 28 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The day has also brought back stories from the first parliament inauguration, that took place on January 18, 1927.
- The first sitting of elected Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was on 13th May 1952. Parliament Building was the first home of the Indian Supreme Court.
- After independence, one of the chambers was regularly used by the Supreme Court for over ten years, till in 1958 it finally shifted to its own building.
- It is popularly believed that the circular shape of the Chausath Yogini temple at Mitawli village in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena provided inspiration for the Council House design, but there is no historical evidence to back this up.
