Parliament Library Building, Government library building in New Delhi, India
The Parliament Library Building is a government library building in New Delhi with geometric patterns, red sandstone facades, and multiple domes that direct natural light into interior spaces. Two underground levels hold approximately three million volumes and provide advanced multimedia facilities for research.
The building was designed by architect Raj Rewal and opened in 2006 after construction began in 1989 near Parliament House. This development marked an important milestone in modernizing the country's parliamentary infrastructure.
The museum inside the Parliament Library Building tells the story of Indian democracy across roughly 2,500 years, using sound-and-light shows and large computer-driven screens. It also displays rare gifts that foreign delegations presented to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The interactive section was inaugurated on 15 August 2006 by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
The museum sits in the Parliament Library Building (Sansadiya Gyanpeeth) beside Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi. It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 17:00 and is closed on Sundays and Mondays, except Mondays when Parliament is in session. It also closes between sessions.
The museum inside the Parliament Library Building holds gifts that foreign delegations presented to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. It opened in an annexe of Parliament House on 29 December 1989, moved to the Sansadiya Gyanpeeth hall on 7 May 2002 under President K. R. Narayanan, and was relaunched as an interactive museum on 15 August 2006 by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
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