parliament house was designed by sir edwin lutyens and sir herbert baker.it was built at a cost of Rs. 8.3 million and inaugrated by lord irwin on jan. 18 ,1927.parliament house is a circular building with the central hall at the centre.the three chambers for lok sabha,rajya sabha and the library hall radiate from the center.these chambers and the garden courts between them are in turn surrounded by a circular four storeyed structure with rooms for ministers, parliamentary committees.party officies ,press, etc. the central hall has witnessed historic moments.it is there that the indian constitution was framed between dec.9,1946 and jan.24.1950.
the lok sabha chamber is U-shaped with a seating capacity of 550 MPs. the ruling party sits on the speaker;s right and the opposition on his left side.just below the speaker's chair is the table of the secretary general of the lok sabha. on the first floor are special galleries for the press ,public guests of yhe speaker,rajya members dipolmatic and distinguished visitors.
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