Parliament House
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Parliament House is the name of the seat of Parliament in a number of jurisdictions:

Australia

Commonwealth (Federal) Parliament
  • Parliament House, Canberra
    Parliament House, Canberra
    Parliament House is the meeting facility of the Parliament of Australia located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. The building was designed by Mitchell/Giurgola Architects and opened on 1988 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia...

    , Parliament of Australia
  • Old Parliament House, Canberra
    Old Parliament House, Canberra
    Old Parliament House, known formerly as the Provisional Parliament House, was the house of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. The building began operation on 9 May 1927 as a temporary base for the Commonwealth Parliament after its relocation from Melbourne to the new capital, Canberra,...



State and Territory Parliaments
  • Parliament House, Adelaide
    Parliament House, Adelaide
    Parliament House, on the corner of North Terrace and King William Road in Adelaide city centre, is the seat of the Parliament of South Australia. It was built to replace the adjacent and overcrowded Parliament House, now referred to as "Old Parliament House"...

    , Parliament of South Australia
  • Parliament House, Brisbane
    Parliament House, Brisbane
    Parliament House in Brisbane is the home of the Parliament of Queensland, housing the Legislative Assembly. It is situated on the corner of George Street and Alice Street...

    , Parliament of Queensland
  • Parliament House, Darwin
    Parliament House, Darwin
    Parliament House in Darwin is Australia's newest Parliament Building, it has been the seat of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 1994. Parliament House is located on State Square in the centre of Darwin, which is also the administrative centre of the Northern Territory law and...

    , Parliament of the Northern Territory
  • Parliament House, Hobart
    Parliament House, Hobart
    Parliament House, Hobart has been the meeting place of the Government of Tasmania since 1841. The building was originally designed as a customs house, and from 1841 until 1904 when the customs offices were relocated, the building served both purposes....

    , Parliament of Tasmania
  • Parliament House, Melbourne
    Parliament House, Melbourne
    Parliament House in Melbourne, located at Spring Street in East Melbourne at the edge of the Melbourne city centre, has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855 .- History :In 1851, even before the colony of Victoria acquired full parliamentary self-government, Governor...

    , Parliament of Victoria
  • Parliament House, Perth
    Parliament House, Perth
    Parliament House, Perth is located on Harvest Terrace in Perth, Western Australia. An important building of the Government of Western Australia, it is the home of the Parliament of Western Australia, including the Western Australian Legislative Council and Western Australian Legislative Assembly...

    , Parliament of Western Australia
  • Parliament House, Sydney
    Parliament House, Sydney
    Parliament House in Sydney is a complex of buildings housing the Parliament of New South Wales, a state of Australia. It is located on the east side of Macquarie Street in Sydney, the state capital. The facade consists of a two storey Georgian building, the oldest public building in the City of...

    , Parliament of New South Wales
  • Parliament House, ACT, Parliament of the Australian Capital Territory

Other countries

  • Sansad Bhavan, Parliament House, New Delhi, India
  • New Zealand Parliament Buildings#Parliament House, Parliament House, Wellington
  • Majlis-e-Shoora
    Majlis-e-Shoora
    The Parliament of Pakistan, officially termed the Majlis-e-Shoora ; is the federal and supreme legislative body of Pakistan. It is a bicameral federal legislature that consists of the Senate and the National Assembly, the upper and lower houses, respectively...

    , Parliament House, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Parliament House, Edinburgh
    Parliament House, Edinburgh
    Parliament House in Edinburgh, Scotland, was home to the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland, and now houses the Supreme Courts of Scotland. It is located in the Old Town, just off the Royal Mile, opposite St Giles Cathedral.-Parliament Hall:...

    , Scotland
  • Parliament House, Singapore
    Parliament House, Singapore
    The Parliament House of Singapore is a public building and cultural landmark and houses the Parliament of Singapore. It is located in the Civic District of the Downtown Core within Singapore's central business district . Within its vicinity is Raffles Place, which lies across it from the Singapore...


See also

  • Parliament buildings (disambiguation)
  • Parliament Square (disambiguation)
    Parliament Square (disambiguation)
    Parliament Square is a square in the City of Westminster, London.It may also refer to:*Parliament Square, Berne, Switzerland*Parliament Square, Dublin, Ireland; part of Trinity College, Dublin*Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Scotland...

  • Houses of Parliament (Westminster Palace), the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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