Parliament building
A parliament building is a structure in which a parliamentary assembly meets. As part of the legislature , the parliaments are usually also structurally separated from the government ( executive ) in order to allow the separation of powers to appear externally. Parliament buildings are also (at least during parliamentary sessions) usually surrounded by a " ban mile ", in which no meetings may be held. In the parliament building itself, the respective parliament president usually has sole executive power. Last but not least, this is intended to guarantee parliamentary immunity .
Some parliament buildings
- Andorra : Casa de la Vall in Andorra la Vella
- Argentina : Argentine Congress Palace in Buenos Aires
- Australia : Parliament House in Canberra
- Denmark : Christiansborg in Copenhagen
- Germany : Reichstag building in Berlin
- European Union : European Parliament in Strasbourg
- France : Palais Bourbon and Palais du Luxembourg in Paris
- Italy : Palazzo Montecitorio and Palazzo Madama in Rome
- Israel : Knesset in Jerusalem
- Japan : Parliament building in Tokyo
- Canada : Parliament Buildings in Ottawa
- Liechtenstein : Parliament building in Vaduz
- Malta : Parliament building in Valletta
- Namibia : Ink Palace in Windhoek
- Netherlands : Binnenhof in The Hague
- North Korea : Mansudae Congress Hall in Pyongyang
- Austria : Parliament building in Vienna
- East Timor : National Parliament of East Timor in Dili
- Portugal : Palácio de São Bento in Lisbon
- Russia : White House in Moscow (until 1994 seat of parliament, today cabinet building)
- Switzerland : Federal Palace in Bern
- Hungary : Parliament building in Budapest
- United Kingdom : Palace of Westminster in London
- United States : US Capitol in Washington, DC
Pictures of parliament buildings
Parliament in Vienna
literature
- Guido Brendgens: Democratic Building. Shaker Verlag , 2008. ISBN 978-3-8322-7301-9 .
- Ingeborg Flagge , Wolfgang Jean Stock (Ed.): Architecture and Democracy. Gerd Hatje, 1992. ISBN 3-7757-0402-7 .
Web links
Wiktionary: Parliament building - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- Places of Power - gathers information on the architecture of 196 parliament buildings worldwide