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Old Parliament House

former seat of the Parliament of India
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Old Parliament House

Summary

Old Parliament House is a parliament building[1]. It draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (parliament_building category, ranking #11 of 68).[2]

Key Facts

  • Old Parliament House is located in New Delhi[3].
  • Old Parliament House is in the country of India[4].
  • Old Parliament House's image is recorded as New Delhi government block 03-2016 img3.jpg[5].
  • Old Parliament House's instance of is recorded as parliament building[6].
  • Old Parliament House's architect is recorded as Edwin Lutyens[7].
  • Old Parliament House's architect is recorded as Herbert Baker[8].
  • Old Parliament House's owned by is recorded as India[9].
  • Old Parliament House's Commons category is recorded as Old Parliament House, New Delhi[10].
  • Old Parliament House's occupant is recorded as Central Legislative Assembly[11].
  • Old Parliament House's officially opened by is recorded as Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax[12].
  • +1927-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Parliament House[13].
  • Old Parliament House's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.617189, 'lon': 77.208084}[14].
  • Old Parliament House's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.6172, 'lon': 77.2081}[15].
  • Old Parliament House's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0r4p_m9[16].
  • Old Parliament House's significant event is recorded as start of construction[17].
  • Old Parliament House's significant event is recorded as 2001 Indian Parliament attack[18].
  • Old Parliament House's heritage designation is recorded as NDMC Heritage Building Grade I[19].
  • Old Parliament House's date of official opening is recorded as +1927-01-18T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Old Parliament House's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'संसद भवन'}[21].
  • Old Parliament House's base is recorded as circle[22].
  • Old Parliament House's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Monuments in India[23].
  • Old Parliament House's image of interior is recorded as Barack Obama at Parliament of India in New Delhi addressing Joint session of both houses 2010.jpg[24].
  • Old Parliament House's image of interior is recorded as Inside Indian Parliament.jpg[25].

Body

Geography

Old Parliament House is in the country of India[4]. It is located in New Delhi[3].

Designation and Status

Old Parliament House's instance of is recorded as parliament building[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as NDMC Heritage Building Grade I[19].

History and Context

+1927-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Old Parliament House[13]. Its owned by is recorded as India[9].

Why It Matters

Old Parliament House draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (parliament_building category, ranking #11 of 68).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax Edwin Lutyens India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . ndmc.gov.in. ndmc.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Architect → Edwin Lutyens, Herbert Baker
    Inception → —
    Occupant → Parliament of India, Central Legislative Assembly
    Base → circle
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "SansadBhawan::476hg"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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