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Vidhana Soudha (lit. ' Legislative House ') is a building in Bangalore, India which serves as the seat of the state legislature of Karnataka. It is constructed in Neo-Dravidian style and completed in 1956.
Located near Cubbon Park, Vidhana Soudha is one of the popular tourist attractions in Bangalore. With the fame of being the largest legislature-cum-office building in India, it does make for an interesting visit.
The general appearance of the Vidhana Soudha with its skillful blending of ancient and modern 'architectural styles, is both massive and striking. The twelve forty-foot columns in front of the Assembly Hall provided an imposing background for the Central dome and six smaller ones.
The Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (lit. ' Golden Legislative House ') is the legislature building of the State of Karnataka in Belagavi in the Belagavi district of Karnataka. It was inaugurated on 11 October 2012 by President Pranab Mukherjee.
General Info; The State Legislature (Eng) The State Legislature (Kan) Rules of Procedure, KLA (Eng) Rules of Procedure, KLA (Kan) Facilities to the Members of Karnataka Legislature; Facilities to Ex-Members of
The first sitting of the new assembly was held on 19 December 1956 in the newly built Vidhana Soudha. The strength of the assembly, which was 208 in 1957 increased to 216 in 1967 and to 224 plus a nominated member in 1978.
Apr 16, 2023 · Vidhana Soudha has its roots in the years immediately after Independence, with its story firmly intertwined with the transformation of the old princely state of Mysore to what would be recognised as modern Karnataka. (Express photo by Jithendra M)
Spread over an area of 60 acre, Vidhana Soudha is a famous landmark in Bengaluru that houses the Secretariat and the State Legislature. The stately white building is made in Mysore Neo-Dravidian architecture with Indo-Saracenic and Dravidian influences incorporated as various elements.
Oct 5, 2017 · Over the years, many luminaries have described the Vidhana Soudha in different ways. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru called it a “temple dedicated to the nation“, former chief minister Kengal Hanumanthaiah declared it a “people's palace“ while poet laureate Kuvempu regarded it as “poetry in stone“.
The design, described as Neo-Dravidian, included architectural elements from the Chalukya, Hoysala and Vijayanagara empires – columns, domes, latticed stone windows – and a soaring flight of ...
