Beehive (Executive Wing of Parliament)

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New Zealand landmark executive office building government building modernist building

The Beehive is a distinctive modernist government building in Wellington, New Zealand, that houses the executive offices of the country’s Parliament.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Beehive (Executive Wing of Parliament) canonical	1
The Beehive	1
The Beehive (Executive Wing)	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Zealand landmark ⓘ executive office building ⓘ government building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ
architect	Basil Spence ⓘ Fergus Sheppard ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist ⓘ
commonName	Beehive (Executive Wing of Parliament) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Beehive
constructionEnd	1979 ⓘ
constructionStart	1969 ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
designYear	1964 ⓘ
floorCount	10 above-ground floors ⓘ 4 basement levels ⓘ
function	houses Cabinet offices ⓘ houses executive offices of the Government of New Zealand ⓘ houses ministerial offices ⓘ houses the offices of the Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
hasFeature	Cabinet room ⓘ banquet hall ⓘ central core with radial offices ⓘ press conference facilities ⓘ rooftop terrace ⓘ underground car park ⓘ
height	approximately 72 metres ⓘ
locatedInCapital	capital city of New Zealand ⓘ
locatedInCity	Wellington ⓘ
locatedInComplex	New Zealand Parliament Buildings ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Wellington Region ⓘ
maintainedBy	Parliamentary Service of New Zealand ⓘ
material	aluminium ⓘ glass ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ
near	Parliament House, Wellington ⓘ Parliamentary Library, Wellington ⓘ
nicknameOrigin	resembles a traditional woven beehive ⓘ
officialName	New Zealand Parliament Buildings ⓘ surface form: Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings
opened	1977 ⓘ
owner	New Zealand government ⓘ surface form: New Zealand Government
partOf	New Zealand parliamentary precinct ⓘ
securityLevel	high-security government facility ⓘ
seismicUpgrades	subject to further strengthening and refurbishment in the 21st century ⓘ underwent earthquake strengthening in the 1990s ⓘ
shape	cylindrical ⓘ
symbolOf	New Zealand government ⓘ surface form: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s executive branch ⓘ
tourism	popular attraction for visitors to Wellington ⓘ
usedBy	Cabinet of New Zealand ⓘ Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ⓘ Prime Minister’s Office ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wellington → hasLandmark → Beehive (Executive Wing of Parliament) ⓘ

Parliament House, Wellington → adjacentTo → Beehive (Executive Wing of Parliament) ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Beehive (Executive Wing)

Beehive (Executive Wing of Parliament) → commonName → Beehive (Executive Wing of Parliament) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Beehive