National Assembly Building of Bangladesh

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legislative building modernist architectural work national symbol of Bangladesh parliament building

The National Assembly Building of Bangladesh is a monumental modernist parliamentary complex in Dhaka, renowned for its geometric forms, masterful use of light and water, and status as one of architect Louis Kahn’s greatest works.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban	7
National Assembly Building of Bangladesh canonical	3
Bangladesh Parliament complex	1
Jatiya Sangsad complex	1
National Parliament Building of Bangladesh	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative building ⓘ modernist architectural work ⓘ national symbol of Bangladesh ⓘ parliament building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	National Assembly Building of Bangladesh ⓘ surface form: Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban National Parliament House ⓘ
architect	Louis Kahn ⓘ surface form: Louis I. Kahn Muzharul Islam ⓘ
architecturalStyle	brutalism ⓘ modernism ⓘ
area	approximately 200000 square meters ⓘ
city	Dhaka ⓘ
client	Government of Bangladesh ⓘ Government of Pakistan ⓘ
completionDate	1982 ⓘ
constructionStart	1961 ⓘ
contains	committee rooms ⓘ library ⓘ mosque ⓘ offices ⓘ parliament chamber ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ
coordinates	23.762°N 90.378°E ⓘ
country	People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh
district	Sher-e-Bangla Nagar ⓘ
floorCount	9 ⓘ
function	seat of the Jatiya Sangsad ⓘ seat of the Parliament of Bangladesh ⓘ
governingBody	Parliament Secretariat of Bangladesh ⓘ
height	approximately 47 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1982 ⓘ
influencedBy	Bengali vernacular architecture ⓘ Islamic architectural traditions ⓘ
location	Dhaka ⓘ
material	in-situ cast concrete ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ white marble bands ⓘ
nativeName	জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন ⓘ
notableFeature	extensive use of natural light ⓘ geometric forms ⓘ integration of water bodies ⓘ large circular and triangular openings ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Bangladesh ⓘ
partOf	National Assembly Building of Bangladesh self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jatiya Sangsad complex
recognizedAs	landmark of 20th-century modern architecture ⓘ one of Louis Kahn's masterpieces ⓘ
siteArea	approximately 800 acres ⓘ
startDate	1961 ⓘ
surroundedBy	artificial lake ⓘ
usedBy	Jatiya Sangsad ⓘ