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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Seat of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly}}<br />
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{{Infobox building<br />
| name = Vidhan Bhavan<br />
| image = Rajasthan Assembly.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| building_type = Legislature complex<br />
| address = Pankaj Singhvi Marg, Jyothi Nagar, Lalkothi, [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]<br />
| location_city = [[Jaipur]]<br />
| location_country = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|26.8921714|75.7976895|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| mapframe-zoom = 14<br />
| construction_start_date = {{Start date and age|1994|11}}<br />
| completion_date = {{End date and age|2001|03}}<br />
| height = {{cvt|44|m}}<br />
| floor_count = 8<br />
| floor_area = {{cvt|56,485|sqm}}<br />
| grounds_area = {{cvt|16.96|acre}}<br />
| seating_capacity = 260<br />
| website = {{URL|https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in}}<br />
}}<br />
The '''Vidhan Bhavan''' is the seat of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]. It is one of the most modern legislature complexes in India. It is situated in Jyoti Nagar, [[Jaipur]] the capital of the state.<br />
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==History==<br />
From 1952 to 2000, the Sawai Man Singh Town Hall was the seat of the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]. The 5th session of the 11th Legislative Assembly was the last session, held in Sawai Man Singh Town Hall on 6 November 2000. Work on this project commenced in November 1994 and was completed in March 2001.<ref name="Rajassembly">{{cite web |title=Assembly Building |url=https://assembly.rajasthan.gov.in/Containers/Overview/AssemblyBuilding.aspx |website=Rajasthan Legislative Assembly |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref><br />
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==Description== <br />
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The exterior of the building has been provided with famous traditional features of Rajasthan such as [[Jharokha]]s, [[Chhatri]]es, Kamani, Baradaries, Arches, Todies, etc. The interior entrance lounges have been decorated in the famous Rajasthani traditional art on walls and ceilings representing the traditional art of four regions of [[Jaipur]], [[Shekhawati]], [[Marwar]], and [[Mewar]].<ref name="Rajassembly"/><br />
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The building is an eight-storied frame structure with a height of 145 feet and a floor area of 6.08 lac sqft. The main dome has a diameter of 104 feet. The assembly hall has a seating capacity for 260 members and a hall of identical capacity over it at the fifth floor for the future [[Vidhan Parishad]] (Upper House).<ref name="Rajassembly"/><br />
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The building has four entry gates in the North, South, East, and West directions. Each gate represents a different style of Rajasthani culture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Photos: राजस्थानी कला और खूबसूरती का संगम है ‘विधान सभा भवन‘, खूबियां देख आप भी हो जाएंगे गदगद |url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/rajasthan-vidhan-sabha-is-confluence-of-rajasthani-art-and-beauty-2352087/ |website=[[Rajasthan Patrika|Patrika]] |access-date=7 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107091633/https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/rajasthan-vidhan-sabha-is-confluence-of-rajasthani-art-and-beauty-2352087/ |archive-date=7 January 2024 |language=hi |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Legislative buildings in India}}<br />
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[[Category:Legislative buildings in India]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Jaipur]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Jaipur]]<br />
[[Category:Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 2001]]</div>LukasBeg27134