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Old Parliament House (other)
Old Parliament House or Old Parliament Building may refer to: *Old Parliament Building, Colombo, Sri Lanka *Old Parliament Building (Quebec), Canada *Old Parliament House, Athens, Greece * Old Parliament House, Bangkok, Thailand *Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia *Old Parliament House, New Delhi, erstwhile seat of the Parliament of India in New Delhi (1927–2023) *Old Parliament House, Singapore, now known as The Arts House * Old Parliament House, Sofia, Bulgaria * Old Parliament House, Stockholm, Sweden *The first Parliament House, Adelaide was known as Old Parliament House between the 1970s and 1995 See also * Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House, Machynlleth, Wales * New Parliament House (other) * Parliament House (other) Parliament House may refer to: Meeting places of parliament Australia * Parliament House, Canberra, Parliament of Australia * Parliament House, Adelaide, Parliament of South Australia * Parliament House, Brisbane, Parliament of Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Parliament Building, Colombo
The Old Parliament Building, is the building that houses the Presidential Secretariat (Sri Lanka), Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka. Situated in the Fort (Colombo), Colombo fort area facing the sea, it is in close proximity to the President's House, Colombo and adjacent to the General Treasury Building. The building housed the island's legislature for 53 years until the new parliamentary complex was opened at Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Jayawardenepura in 1983. Building The Baroque Revival architecture, Neo-Baroque-style building was built during the British Ceylon, British colonial era to house the Legislative Council of Ceylon, and was the idea of Henry McCallum, Sir Henry McCallum. This was subsequently included in a proposal made by a committee to construct the new building for the General Treasury Building, Secretariat, Council Chamber and Government offices on reclaimed land at the northern end of Galle Face Green, Galle Face, which was approved by the Governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Parliament Building (Quebec)
Old Parliament Building (Quebec) was the site of the seat of government of Lower Canada (1791-1833), Canada West, Province of Canada and Quebec (1867-1883). It was located in what is Parc Montmorency today, the site of two Parliament buildings from 1791 to 1883 at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec#Bishop's Palace and Chapel of Bishop's Palace, Chapel of Bishop's Palace and later within the grounds of the Bishop's Palace. History The first building on the site was the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec#Bishop's Palace and Chapel of Bishop's Palace, Chapel of Bishop's Palace, which was ordered built by Bishop Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier, Saint-Vallier from 1693 to 1695 to replace a stone house purchased by Saint-Vallier in 1688. In 1777 the building was rented to the Kingdom of Great Britain, British government to house the Legislative Council under orders from then Governor General Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. From 1791 to 1838 it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Parliament House, Athens
The Old Parliament House () at Stadiou Street in Athens, housed the Greek Parliament between 1875 and 1935. It now houses the country's National Historical Museum, Athens, National Historical Museum. History The site was occupied originally by the house of the Athenian magnate and politician, Alexandros Kontostavlos. After Athens became the Capital (political), capital of Greece in 1833, Otto of Greece, King Otto selected it as temporary residence, pending the construction of the Old Royal Palace, Royal Palace (which houses Parliament currently). In 1835, a large dance and banquet hall was added to the house, and after the 3 September 1843 Revolution, 1843 Revolution, which forced King Otto to grant a Greek Constitution of 1844, constitution, the National Assembly convened here. In October 1854, however, the house burned down in a fire. Construction of a new building then began in August 1858, with the foundation laid by Queen Amalia of Greece, Queen Amalia, on plans by French a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Parliament House, Bangkok
The Parliament House of Thailand () was a building which is main place for meetings the National Assembly, the legislative branch of the Government of Thailand from 1974 to 2018. The legislature is a bicameral body, consisting of two chambers: the higher chamber (The Senate of Thailand), and the lower one (House of Representatives of Thailand). The Parliament House of Thailand is in the Dusit District of the capital, Bangkok. In 2019, the legislature moved into a new building named The Sappaya-Sapasathan, which became the new parliament house. History After the first general election to the National Assembly in 1933, King Prajadhipok gave the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall to the new legislature. The Throne Hall was previously part of Dusit Palace. Throughout the years, the composition of the National Assembly increased and the Throne Hall became too small to accommodate all the members and the parliament's support offices. Three attempts were made to build a new building, howeve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Parliament House, Canberra
Old Parliament House, formerly known as the Provisional Parliament House, was the seat of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988. The building began operation on 9 May 1927 after Parliament's relocation from Melbourne to the new capital, Canberra. In 1988, the Commonwealth Parliament transferred to the new Parliament House on Capital Hill. Since 2009, Old Parliament House has become a museum about the building and Australian democracy more broadly, named the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (MoAD). It also serves as a venue for temporary exhibitions, lectures and concerts. Old Parliament House is, looking across Lake Burley Griffin, situated in front of Parliament House and in line with the Australian War Memorial. It was designed by John Smith Murdoch and a team of assistants from the Department of Works and Railways and was intended to be neither temporary nor permanent—only to be a "provisional" building that would serve the needs of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Parliament House, New Delhi
The Old Parliament House, officially known as the Samvidhan Sadan (''Constitution House''), was the seat of the Imperial Legislative Council of India between 18 January 1927 and 15 August 1947, the Constituent Assembly of India between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950, and the Parliament of India between 26 January 1950 and 18 September 2023. For 73 years, it housed the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha (the Lower house, lower and Upper house, upper houses) respectively in India's Bicameralism, bicameral parliament. The building was designed by British architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker and was constructed between 1921 and 1927. It was opened in January 1927 as the seat of the Imperial Legislative Council and was known as the Council House. Following the British withdrawal from India, it was taken over by the Constituent Assembly of India, and then by the Indian Parliament once Constitution of India, India's Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950 with India beco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arts House
The Arts House (formerly the Old Parliament House) is a multi-disciplinary arts venue in Singapore. The venue plays host to art exhibitions and concerts. Built in 1827, the Old Parliament House is the oldest government building and perhaps the oldest surviving building in Singapore. The building was home to the Parliament of Singapore from 1965 to 1999, when it moved to an adjacent new building. History The building occupies one of the most historic sites of Singapore. During the refurbishment of the building in 1989, archaeological evidence of older habitation in the area was uncovered with stoneware and earthenware dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries found. The building's river frontage was also where Sir Stamford Raffles was presumed to have landed on 29 January 1819. The area was occupied by Temenggong Abdul Rahman and his family and followers. Raffles would later persuade the Temenggong to move to Telok Blangah in 1823 as he planned for the land to be used for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
