The new Parliament House in New Delhi was designed by Bimal Patel of HCP Design, Planning and Management for the Central Public Works Department, with Tata Projects as contractor. The infobox gives groundbreaking on October 1, 2020, but the text says the foundation stone was laid on December 10, 2020. Construction began in January 2021, and the project finished on May 20, 2023.
The article names no style. The triangular building has three sections based on the banyan tree, peacock and lotus, and uses red and white sandstone, greenstone and red granite from Rajasthan. It is 130 feet (39.6 m) tall with four floors. Seating is 888 in the Lok Sabha and 384 in the Rajya Sabha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on May 28, 2023, and most opposition parties boycotted. It is the seat of the Parliament of India. Visitors must pass mandatory verification, and the article gives no hours.
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