New Zealand Parliament Buildings - Wellington, New Zealand
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The New Zealand Parliament Buildings house the Parliament of New Zealand and are situated on a 45,000 square metre site at the northern end of Lambton Quay in Wellington.
Waymark Code: WMN7WG
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 01/15/2015
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The New Zealand Parliament Buildings consist of Parliament House, the Executive Wing (The Beehive), the Parliamentary Library and Bowen House.
Parliament House is an Edwardian neo-classical building that was designed by architects, John Campbell and Claude Paton, to replace the previous building that was destroyed by fire in 1907.
The ‘Beehive’ is the popular name for the Executive Wing of the parliamentary complex because of the building’s shape. This is where the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers have offices, and where the Cabinet meets.
The Parliamentary Library is a working library that provides research services for members of Parliament and parliamentary staff. There is also a public reading room for customers of the Library’s International Documents Service and the Parliamentary Information Service.
Bowen House is a modern, 22-storey office building on the corner of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street in Wellington. It was the temporary home of Parliament from 1991 to 1996 while Parliament House and the Parliamentary Library were refurbished. Today it provides office space for many members of Parliament and parliamentary support staff.
Visitors are welcome to enjoy Parliament’s grounds, which are used regularly for many kinds of public gatherings. From the grounds you can admire Parliament’s buildings, the flags on the many flagpoles, the rose and camellia gardens, fine ironwork on the gates and lamp standards, and commemorative statues and plaques.
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