PM Narendra Modi unveils National Emblem cast on the roof of the New Parliament Building. PM Narendra Modi unveils National Emblem cast on the roof of the New Parliament Building.
The National Emblem on the roof of the New Parliament Building is made of bronze with a total weight of 9500 kilograms and is 6.5 metres in height. It has been cast at the top of the Central Foyer of New Parliament Building. A supporting structure of steel weighing around 6500 kilograms has also been constructed to support the Emblem.
The concept sketch and process of casting of the National Emblem on the roof of New Parliament Building has gone through eight different stages of preparation from clay modeling and computer graphic to bronze casting and polishing.