Sunday, August 21, 2011

A SPECTACULAR PARLIAMENT BUILDING


The Sangsad Bhaban (Parliament house) at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka is one of the largest and most spectacular parliament buildings in the world.It is a wonder of modern architecture and technology.It was designed by the famous American architect Louis I Kahn.Construction work on this structure started in 1964.It was inaugurated in 1982.The first parliamentary session was held on 15 February the same year.Its annual maintenance cost is about 50 million taka.This is truly a wonder for a poor country like Bangladesh.It has 1605 door,335 windows and 365 ventilators.The house has 354 seats for MPs,56 for guests,40 for journalists and 430 for spectators.One could easily get lost in its deceptive corridors.

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