Sansad Marg, a street in New Delhi, India 04

Sansad Marg ( en, Parliament Street, formerly ''N-Block'') is a street located in

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. The street gets its name from the Parliament House (Sansad Bhavan). The Parliament House, designed by

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, is located at the one end of Sansad Marg, which runs perpendicular to the

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and ends at Connaught Place Circle. Other notable buildings on Sansad Marg include,

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, National Philatelic Museum,

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, Akashvani Bhawan (

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), Dak Bhawan (

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), Sardar Patel Bhawan (

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), Yojana Bhawan ( Planning Commission of India),

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(PTI), and Parivahan Bhawan (

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), Church of North India (CNI Bhawan).

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