Sansad Marg (, formerly ''N-Block'') is a street located in
New Delhi
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,
India
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. The street gets its name from the
Parliament House
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(Sansad Bhavan).
The old Parliament House, designed by
Sir Herbert Baker, is located at the one end of Sansad Marg, which runs perpendicular to the
Rajpath in
Lutyens' Delhi
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and ends at
Connaught Place Circle.
Other notable buildings on Sansad Marg include
Jantar Mantar,
Palika Kendra,
National Philatelic Museum,
Reserve Bank of India
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, Akashvani Bhawan (
All India Radio
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), Dak Bhawan (
Department of Posts), Sardar Patel Bhawan (
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
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), Yojana Bhawan (
Planning Commission of India
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),
Press Trust of India
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(PTI), Parivahan Bhawan (
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
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), Church of North India (CNI Bhawan), and YWCA of India.
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Streets in New Delhi
Roads in Delhi
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