Thursday, August 22, 2013

New Delhi: Parliament House

The Parliament House (Sansad Bhavan) is a circular building designed by the British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker in 1912–1913. Construction began in 1921, and in 1927 the building was opened as the home of the Council of State, the Central Legislative Assembly and the Chamber of Princes.The Parliament House of India which is also known as the Sansad Bhawan. The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. It was founded in 1921. The Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament comprises the President of India and the two Houses - Lok Sabha (House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States).




The cancellation depicts Parliament Building.
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Philatelic Bureau
Parliment street
New Delhi
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