Old Parliament is a unique building of architecture in the world, when 10 grams of gold was available for ₹ 18, then 83 lakh rupees were spent in its construction.

The old Parliament House will now become history, a history which is a witness to the new construction of India. This building was completed in 1927. It was constructed by the British as an administrative building. At that time, Rs 83 lakh was spent on its construction. The special thing is that at that time ten grams of gold was available for just Rs 18.

PM Modi bid formal farewell to the old Parliament House. During the special session of Parliament on September 18, PM Narendra Modi mentioned everyone from the first Prime Minister Pt. Nehru to former PM Narasimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The PM said, 'The House took decisions that will take the country forward'. With the PM's address, it was decided that the historic building of our Parliament, which is an example of unique architecture in the world, will become history. A history which is witness to countless such moments which led to the rebirth of India.

This building in Lutyens Zone of Delhi was completed 96 years ago in 1927. It was built by the British as an administrative building to run the country. Later it became the Central Assembly. The same Central Assembly in which the explosion shook the roots of British rule. After the independence of the country, this Central Assembly became the Parliament and wrote the new story of India.

At that time ten grams of gold was available for Rs 18.37.

The capital of the country used to be Kolkata, British King George V made Delhi the capital in 1911. There was no such building here through which the administrative work of the country could be carried out. It was decided that an administrative building would be built. Architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker designed Delhi, construction of the Old Parliament House began in 1921 and was completed in 1927. At that time, approximately Rs 83 lakh was spent in constructing that building, this was the period when the price of gold was very low. According to the Tax Guru website, in 1927, ten grams of gold was available for Rs 18.37.

This is how the Central Assembly was built, where Bhagat Singh had burst the bomb.

The administrative building was completed in 1927. That was the era of the British government. At that time the Lok Sabha was called the Legislative Council which was formed in 1919. Rajya Sabha was called State Council. Till the construction of the building was completed, their meetings used to be held in the Viceroy's House. After the construction of the administrative building, the third meeting of the Central Assembly was held in the new building and it was named Central Assembly. Only two years later, on 8 April 1929, Batukeshwar Dutt and Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Hall of the same assembly. The British government was shaken by this bomb blast. This bomb blast was carried out in protest against the Public Safety Bill, which if passed, would have deprived the workers of the right to strike.

The highest institution of the country became again

The country got independence in 1947. After this this building started being called Parliament. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly was held in the Central Hall of this Parliament House under the chairmanship of Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru gave the first speech of independent India here. On 14 November 1948, Dr. BR Ambedkar, Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, presented the draft of the Constitution in this building. Even today there is a Constitution Hall, in which the outline of the Constitution was prepared. After the implementation of the Republic in 1950, the first meeting of Parliament was held here in 1952.