A sneak peek into newly built Parliament building, to be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28

The new Parliament building is almost ready and will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28. Here's a sneak peek into the triangular-shaped four-storey building with a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 28 dedicate to the nation the newly-constructed Parliament building. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts

The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts

If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@Jairam_Ramesh

The new building has been built in record time with quality construction, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts

Officials said the present building was never designed to accommodate a bicameral legislature and the seating arrangements were cramped and cumbersome, with no desks beyond the second row. Credit: PIB

The present Parliament building was completed in 1927, and is now 96 years old. Credit: AFP Photo

The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020. Credit: PIB

The new building, constructed by Tata Projects Ltd, will have a grand constitution hall to showcase India's democratic heritage, a lounge for MPs, a library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space. Credit: Reuters Photo

The triangular-shaped four-storey building has a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. Credit: Reuters Photo