Indian Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the New Parliament Building recently.
Key takeaways
The new parliament building is a part of ₹ 20,000 crore Central Vista project.
The four-story building will be triangular and its interiors will have three national symbols – the lotus, the peacock and the banyan tree – as its themes.
The parliament building will be ready in 2022.
The old Parliament building will be turned into a museum.
The new Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha halls will have increased seating capacities.
In addition, seating in the Lok Sabha hall can be expanded to 1,272 to host joint sessions.
Dholpur stone will be the primary construction material and red granite may replace red sandstone in some interior sections.
The building will be equipped with modern audio-visual communication systems.
It will also be fully wheelchair- and disabled-access friendly.
