Tourism - The Senedd - Cardiff, Capitol of Wales.
N 51° 27.788 W 003° 09.757
30U E 488703 N 5701341
The Senedd is the parliment building for Wales.
It is an open building – a building into which you can walk in, have a cup of coffee in the Oriel, Visit the public galleries, Enjoy musical performers, View exhibitions, & all sorts of activities.
Waymark Code: WMG8KH
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/29/2013
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Guided tours are available, free of charge, at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay (seven days a week)
The Senedd is not just a building for Members, it is your building. It is the main public building of the National Assembly, the main centre for democracy and devolution in Wales. Neuadd on the centre level. And it is not just visitors that come here to see and enjoy the Senedd – we have also had performers, singers, exhibitions and all sorts of activities going on here, because it is a public building. Text Source: (
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I visited a 'Doctor Who' exhibition on my 'walk in visit' to the Senedd, the Tardis was on display on the second level. An amazing building, a must visit if you are in Cardiff, or South Wales.
"The Senedd (English: Senate or Parliament) also known as the National Assembly building, houses the debating chamber and three committee rooms for the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff. The 5,308 square metres (57,100 sq ft) Senedd building was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 March 2006
The debating chamber of the Welsh Parliment is called the Senedd, was designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership and built by Taylor Woodrow. It uses traditional Welsh materials such as slate and Welsh Oak in its construction, and the design is based around the concepts of openness and transparency.
The National Assembly for Wales was established by the Government of Wales Act 1998 following a referendum on devolution for Wales held on 18 September 1997. Under the Government of Wales Act 2006, the Assembly’s powers were strengthened. The Assembly’s 60 elected members (AMs) could now not only scrutinise the work of the Welsh Government, but also make laws for Wales in certain devolved areas, with the agreement of the UK Parliament on a subject by subject basis.
Following a referendum on the National Assembly for Wales’s legislative powers held on 03 March 2011, the people of Wales voted in favour of granting the Assembly further powers for making laws in Wales" Text Source: (
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Address:
The National Assembly for Wales
Pierhead
Cardiff., Wales
CF99 1NA
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