"Congress Building" redirects here. For the skyscraper in the US state of Florida, see The Congress Building.
A legislative building is referred to as a building in which a legislature sits and makes laws for its respective political entity. The term used for the building varies between the political entities, such as "building", "capitol", "hall", "house", or "palace", in the national language of that particular political entity.
Riigikogu; the oldest parts of Toompea Castle were built in the early 13th century and the newest parts in 1935. The Riigikogu hall building itself was added in 1922.
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Congress Building redirects here For the skyscraper in the US state of Florida see The Congress Building A legislative building is referred to as a building in which a legislature sits and makes laws for its respective political entity The term used for the building varies between the political entities such as building capitol hall house or palace in the national language of that particular political entity This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Contents 1 National 1 1 Africa 1 2 Americas 1 2 1 Dependencies 1 3 Asia 1 4 Europe 1 4 1 Dependencies 1 5 Oceania 2 Supranational 2 1 Europe 3 Sub national 3 1 Australia 3 2 Canada 3 3 New Zealand 3 4 Portugal 3 5 United Kingdom 3 6 United States 4 ReferencesNational editAfrica edit Country Image Building Built NotesAlgeria nbsp People s National Assembly building A new parliamentary building is planned Angola nbsp National Assembly Building 2015Burundi National Assembly of Burundi Assemblee Nationale du Burundi 1962 1 Benin National Assembly BuildingBotswana nbsp Parliament Building 1966Burkina Faso nbsp National Assembly Building The building was set alight during protests in October 2014 Chad nbsp National Assembly BuildingDemocratic Republic of the Congo nbsp Palais du Peuple 1979Djibouti nbsp Assemblee NationaleEgypt Parliament Building 2 1923Ethiopia Ethiopian Parliament Building 1930s A new Parliament Building is planned Ghana nbsp Parliament House of Ghana 1965Guinea nbsp Palais du Peuple 1970Guinea Bissau nbsp Palacio Colinas de BoeIvory Coast nbsp Parliament BuildingKenya nbsp Parliament Buildings 1950sLesotho nbsp Parliament BuildingLiberia nbsp Liberian Capitol BuildingMalawi nbsp National Assembly BuildingMali Assemblee Nationale 3 1960sMauritius nbsp Parliament HouseMorocco nbsp Palace of Parliament 20th century Parliament of Morocco The House of Representatives and House of Councillors Namibia nbsp Tintenpalast 1913 Parliament of Namibia National Council and National Assembly Nigeria nbsp National Assembly Building 1991 House of Representatives and a Senate Senegal nbsp National Assembly BuildingSierra Leone nbsp Sierra Leone House of ParliamentSouth Africa nbsp Houses of Parliament 1884 Parliament of South Africa National Assembly and National Council of Provinces Tanzania National Assembly Building 4 2008Tunisia nbsp Parliament Building 1888Uganda nbsp Parliament Building 1962Zimbabwe nbsp New Zimbabwe Parliament Building 2022 ExpectedAmericas edit Country Image Building Built NotesAntigua and Barbuda nbsp Parliament BuildingArgentina nbsp National Congress Palace 1906Bahamas nbsp Bahamian Parliament Building 1815Barbados nbsp Parliament Buildings 1874Belize nbsp National Assembly Building 1971Bolivia nbsp Palace of Congress 1905Brazil nbsp National Congress Building 1960Canada nbsp Canadian Parliament Buildings 1859 The Parliament of Canada s upper and lower houses are housed in Centre Block the main building of the Canadian parliamentary complex In 2019 the House of Commons was temporarily relocated to the complex s West Block and the Senate to the Senate of Canada Building to accommodate the rehabilitation of Centre Block which began in the same year Chile nbsp National Congress Building 1976 See also the Former National Congress BuildingColombia nbsp National Capitol of Colombia 1926Costa Rica nbsp Cuesta de Moras 1958Cuba nbsp Palace of the Revolution 1957 Different from National Capitol of CubaDominica nbsp Parliament Building 1811Dominican Republic nbsp Palace of Congress 1955 Different from National PalaceEcuador nbsp Legislative Palace 1960 Renovated 2008El Salvador nbsp Legislative AssemblyGuatemala nbsp Legislative Palace 1934Guyana nbsp Parliament Building 1834Honduras nbsp National Congress Building 1954Jamaica nbsp Gordon House 1960Mexico nbsp Saint Lazarus Legislative Palace 1981 Chamber of Deputies nbsp Edificio del Senado 2011 Senate of the RepublicNicaragua nbsp National Assembly Building 1982Panama nbsp National Assembly Building 2013Paraguay nbsp Legislative Palace 2003Peru nbsp Legislative Palace 1936Suriname nbsp National Assembly Building 1954Trinidad and Tobago nbsp The Red House 1907United States nbsp United States Capitol 1868Uruguay nbsp Legislative Palace of Uruguay 1925Venezuela nbsp Federal Legislative Palace 1872Dependencies edit Country Image Building Built NotesPuerto Rico nbsp Capitol of Puerto Rico 1929 Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico the Senate and House of RepresentativesAsia edit Country Image Building Built NotesAfghanistan nbsp National Assembly Building 2015 National Assembly dissolved 5 Armenia nbsp National Assembly Building 1947 National AssemblyAzerbaijan nbsp National Assembly Building 20th century National AssemblyBangladesh nbsp Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban 1982Brunei nbsp Legislative Council Building 2005Cambodia nbsp National Assembly Building 2007China People s Republic of China nbsp Great Hall of the People 1959East Timor nbsp National Parliament Building 2002Georgia nbsp Georgian Parliament Building Tbilisi 1953India nbsp New Parliament House 2023 Old Parliament House was functional from 1927 to 2023 Indonesia nbsp DPR MPR Building 1983Iran nbsp Majlis Building 2007 See also former buildingIraq nbsp Baghdad Convention Centre 1980s A new parliamentary building is planned Israel nbsp Knesset 1966Japan nbsp National Diet Building 1936Jordan nbsp Jordanian Parliament 1980Kazakhstan nbsp Parliament House 2004Kuwait nbsp Kuwait National Assembly Building 1982 Designed by Danish architect Jorn Utzon in 1972 Kyrgyzstan nbsp White House 1985Laos nbsp National Assembly Building 1990 National Assembly of LaosLebanon nbsp Parliament Building 1933 Parliament of LebanonMalaysia nbsp Malaysian Houses of Parliament 1963Mongolia nbsp Government Palace 1954Myanmar nbsp Assembly of the Union 2005North Korea nbsp Mansudae Assembly Hall 1984Oman nbsp Council of Oman Building 2013Pakistan nbsp Parliament House Building 1988 National Assembly SenatePhilippines nbsp Batasang Pambansa Complex 1978 House of Representatives previously met at the Old Congress Building from 1926 to 1972 now the National Museum of Fine Arts nbsp GSIS Building 1997 Senate previously met at the Old Congress Building from 1926 to 1935 from 1949 to 1972 and from 1987 to 1997 now the National Museum of Fine Arts A new building in planned Singapore nbsp Parliament House 1999Sri Lanka nbsp Parliament Building 1982South Korea nbsp National Assembly Building 1975Taiwan Republic of China nbsp Legislative Yuan Building 1919 Legislative YuanTajikistan nbsp Parliament HouseThailand nbsp Sappaya Sapasathan 2019 The National Assembly of Thailand Senate and House of Representatives From 1932 to 1974 the legislature met at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall 1974 to 2018 at the Parliament House of Thailand and 2018 at the TOT Public Company Limited Turkey nbsp Grand National Assembly Building 1963Uzbekistan nbsp National Assembly Building 2003Vietnam nbsp National Assembly House 2009Europe edit Country Image Building Built NotesAlbania nbsp Albanian Parliament Building 1924 A new building is currently planned for the Albanian Parliament Andorra nbsp New Parliament of Andorra 2014 General CouncilAustria nbsp Austrian Parliament Building 1883 Austrian ParliamentBelarus nbsp Government House 1934 National Assembly of BelarusBelgium nbsp Palace of the Nation 1783 Belgian Federal Parliament Chamber of Representatives and Senate Bosnia and Herzegovina nbsp Parliament Building 1982 Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBulgaria nbsp National Assembly 1885 National AssemblyCroatia nbsp Parliament Palace 1911 SaborCzech Republic nbsp Thun Palace 1726 Chamber of Deputies nbsp Wallenstein Palace 1630 SenateDenmark nbsp Christiansborg Palace 1928 FolketingEstonia nbsp Toompea Castle 1922 Riigikogu the oldest parts of Toompea Castle were built in the early 13th century and the newest parts in 1935 The Riigikogu hall building itself was added in 1922 Finland nbsp Parliament House 1931 Parliament of FinlandFrance nbsp Palais Bourbon 1728 National Assembly nbsp Luxembourg Palace 1615 SenateGermany nbsp Reichstag building 1894 Bundestag nbsp Bundesrat Building 1904 BundesratGreece nbsp Old Royal Palace 1843 Hellenic ParliamentHungary nbsp Hungarian Parliament Building 1904 National AssemblyIceland nbsp Althingishusid 1881 AlthingIreland nbsp Leinster House 1748 Dail Eireann Seanad EireannItaly nbsp Palazzo Montecitorio 1697 Chamber of Deputies nbsp Palazzo Madama 1505 Senate of the RepublicKosovo nbsp Assembly Building Assembly of the Republic of KosovoLatvia nbsp Saeima Building 1867 SaeimaLiechtenstein nbsp Landtagsgebaude 2008 LandtagLithuania nbsp Seimas Palace 1980 SeimasLuxembourg nbsp Hotel de la Chambre 1860 Chamber of DeputiesMalta nbsp Parliament House 2015 Parliament of MaltaMoldova nbsp Palace of the Parliament 1979 Parliament of MoldovaMonaco nbsp Conseil national de Monaco 2012 National CouncilMontenegro nbsp Government Building 1954 Parliament of Montenegro 6 Netherlands nbsp Binnenhof 13th century States General of the Netherlands Senate and House of Representatives North Macedonia nbsp Sobranie Palace 1938 Assembly of North MacedoniaNorway nbsp Storting building 1866 Parliament of NorwayPoland nbsp Sejm and Senate Complex 1928 Sejm and SenatePortugal nbsp Sao Bento Palace 1598 Assembly of the RepublicRomania nbsp Palace of the Parliament 1997 Parliament of Romania Chamber of Deputies and Senate Russia nbsp State Duma building 1935 State Duma nbsp Federation Council Building 1983 Federation CouncilSan Marino nbsp Palazzo Pubblico 1894 Grand and General CouncilSerbia nbsp House of the National Assembly 1936Slovakia nbsp Parliament Building 1993 National CouncilSlovenia nbsp National Assembly Building 1959 Slovenian ParliamentSpain nbsp Palace of the Parliament 1850 Congress of Deputies nbsp Palace of the Senate 1814 SenateSweden nbsp Riksdag Building 1905 RiksdagSwitzerland nbsp Federal Palace of Switzerland 1902 Swiss Federal AssemblyUkraine nbsp Verkhovna Rada building 1939 Verkhovna RadaUnited Kingdom nbsp Palace of Westminster 1870 Parliament of the United Kingdom The House of Lords and House of Commons Vatican City nbsp Palace of the Governorate 1939 Pontifical Commission for Vatican City StateDependencies edit Country Image Building Built NotesFaroe Islands nbsp Logting house 1856 LogtingGibraltar nbsp Exchange and Commercial Library 1817 Gibraltar ParliamentIsle of Man nbsp Legislative Buildings 1887 Tynwald House of Keys Legislative Council Jersey nbsp States Chamber 1887 States AssemblyGuernsey nbsp Royal Court States of GuernseyOceania edit Country Image Building Built NotesAustralia nbsp Parliament House 1988 Parliament of Australia Senate and House of Representatives Fiji nbsp Government Buildings late 1930s Parliament of Fiji Not used between 1987 and 2015Kiribati nbsp Parliament Building 2000 House of AssemblyMarshall Islands nbsp Capitol Building 1994 Parliament of the Marshall IslandsMicronesia Parliament Building Parliament of the Federated States of MicronesiaNauru nbsp Parliament Building 1990s Parliament of NauruNew Zealand nbsp Parliament Buildings 1922 Parliament of New Zealand House of Representatives Palau nbsp Olbiil Era Kelulau Capitol Building 2006 Palau National Congress which also includes the Executive and Judiciary BuildingsPapua New Guinea nbsp Parliament Building 1984 National Parliament of Papua New GuineaSamoa nbsp Parliament Building Parliament of SamoaSolomon Islands nbsp Houses of Parliament 1993 National Parliament of Solomon IslandsTonga nbsp Parliament Building Parliament of TongaTuvalu nbsp Parliament Building 2005 Parliament of TuvaluVanuatu nbsp Parliament Building 1991 Parliament of VanuatuSupranational editEurope edit Supranational Organisation Legislative body Image Building Built NotesEuropean Union European Parliament lower house nbsp Espace Leopold 1995 The EU Parliament alternates its work between Brussels and Strasbourg nbsp Louise Weiss 1999Council of the European Union upper house nbsp Europa building 2016 The Council of the EU shares its location with the European Council a non legislative body that acts as a collective head of state for the Union Sub national editAustralia edit State Territory Image Building Built NotesNew South Wales nbsp Parliament House late 1850s Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly Queensland nbsp Parliament House 1867 Parliament of Queensland Legislative Assembly South Australia nbsp Parliament House 1874 to 1939 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council and House of Assembly Tasmania nbsp Parliament House 1840 Parliament of Tasmania Legislative Council and House of Assembly Victoria nbsp Parliament House 1856 to 1929 Parliament of Victoria Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly Western Australia nbsp Parliament House 1904 Parliament of Western Australia Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly Australian Capital Territory nbsp Legislative Assembly Building 1961 Australian Capital Territory Legislative AssemblyNorthern Territory nbsp Parliament House 1994 Parliament of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Canada edit Main article Legislative buildings of Canada New Zealand edit Image Building Built NotesCook Islands nbsp Parliament Building Parliament of the Cook IslandsNiue nbsp Assembly Building Niue Legislative AssemblyTokelau Parliament Building General FonoPortugal edit Autonomous Region Image Building Built NotesAzores nbsp Legislative Assembly Building 1990 Legislative Assembly of the AzoresMadeira nbsp Legislative Assembly Building 1987 Legislative Assembly of MadeiraUnited Kingdom edit Country Image Building Built NotesNorthern Ireland nbsp Parliament Buildings 1933 Northern Ireland AssemblyScotland nbsp Scottish Parliament Building 2004 Scottish ParliamentWales nbsp Senedd Building 2006 SeneddUnited States edit Main article List of capitols in the United StatesReferences edit Assemblee Nationale du Burundi www assemblee bi Retrieved 2021 05 19 Parliament Buildings Egypt Places of Power Retrieved 3 May 2017 Assemblee Nationale Mali Places of Power Retrieved 3 May 2017 National Assembly Building Tanzania Places of Power Retrieved 3 May 2017 Ziar Khan Yaad 14 September 2021 Fate of Afghanistan s National Assembly Unclear TOLOnews Retrieved 19 June 2022 Montenegro A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide www places of power org Retrieved 2022 01 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of legislative buildings amp oldid 1217467567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
