 |
Plan of the circular Council House ,
New Delhi, as completed, by Herbert Baker.The foundation stone was laid on
12.2.1921 and the building was completed and opened on 18.1.1927. |
 |
First floor plan of original proposal
for a Council House by Herbert Baker.The Council House was conceived after the
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms,1919. |
 |
Aerial view : Council House
and the
Central Secretariat under construction The name 'Council House' was later changed to
'Parliament House'. |
 |
King's Way (Rajpath) Secretariats
frame Viceroy's House; Record Office, right; andcircular Council House , top right. |
 |
View of the colonnade verandah on the
First Floor of the Parliament House. There are 144 columns, each 27 feet high. |
 |
Garden view and the Indian
‘Jali’ work inside the Parliament House |
 |
The outer view of the Central Hall. The
diameter of the central dome is 98 feet. |
 |
The inner view of the Central Hall.The
black marble for the columns was procured from Gaya. |
 |
Committee Room (No. 53) in its original
form while the seating arrangements have changed, the teak panelling
has been retained. |
 |
Committee Room (No. 62) in its original
form |
 |
Committee Room (No. 63) in its
original
form |
 |
The seating arrangements in the
Lok Sabha Chamber. |