The Bahamian Parliament Building is the home of the

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of the Parliament of the

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, located in Parliament Square, Bay Street, in the Bahaman capital of Nassau. The coral pink-colored building was constructed in 1815 by Loyalist refugees from the newly-independent

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, in the British colonial style, often compared to the American Federal style. A statue of

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stands in Parliament Square.

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Buildings and structures in Nassau, Bahamas Government buildings completed in 1815 British colonial architecture in North America Seats of national legislatures 1815 establishments in the British Empire {{Bahamas-stub