Old vs New Parliament building

Old vs New Parliament building

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The new and old buildings will work together as an ensemble.

The new and old buildings will work together as an ensemble.

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The new building is spread over 65,000 sq meters against the old one which covered 24,282 sq meters

The new building is spread over 65,000 sq meters against the old one which covered 24,282 sq meters

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The new will accommodate 888 parliamentarians in Lok Sabha and 300 in Rajya Sabha against the existing 543 and 250, respectively.

The new will accommodate 888 parliamentarians in Lok Sabha and 300 in Rajya Sabha against the existing 543 and 250, respectively.

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The new building does not have Central Hall, so the Lok Sabha chamber will be used for joint sessions.

The new building does not have Central Hall, so the Lok Sabha chamber will be used for joint sessions.

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The new building will have large committee rooms.

The new building will have large committee rooms.

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The Constitutional Hall will be bigger than the one in the already existing Parliament.

The Constitutional Hall will be bigger than the one in the already existing Parliament.

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The Rajya Sabha is based on Lotus theme, the National Flower.

The Rajya Sabha is based on Lotus theme, the National Flower.

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Lok Sabha is based on peacock theme, the National bird.

Lok Sabha is based on peacock theme, the National bird.

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The new building has state-of-art technology, including biometrics for ease of voting.

The new building has state-of-art technology, including biometrics for ease of voting.

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The interiors of the halls will be fitted with virtual sound simulations.

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The new building is divyang-friendly.

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The new building is built at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 cr while one one was constructed at a cost of Rs 83 lakh.

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