National Diet Building

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The National Diet Building is Japan’s iconic parliamentary complex in Tokyo, known for its distinctive central tower and role as the seat of the country’s legislature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government building
parliament building
architect Muraji Shimomura
Takeuchi Shinichiro
Wada Masakazu
architecturalStyle Art Deco
Neoclassical architecture
constructionEndDate 1936
constructionStartDate 1920
coordinates 35.6759°N 139.7447°E
country Japan
function meeting place of the House of Councillors
meeting place of the House of Representatives
seat of the National Diet of Japan
hasDome no
hasPart House of Councillors chamber
House of Representatives chamber
central entrance
central hall
central tower
north wing
south wing
hasTower yes
height about 65 meters
heritageStatus Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan
inaugurationDate 1936
locatedIn Chiyoda
Honshu
Japan
Chiyoda
surface form: Nagatachō

Tokyo
Tokyo
surface form: Tokyo Metropolis
maintainedBy Government of Japan
surface form: Japanese government
materialUsed granite
reinforced concrete
nearby Chiyoda
surface form: Kasumigaseki government district

Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Japan
surface form: Prime Minister’s Official Residence

Supreme Court of Japan
numberOfChambers 2
occupant House of Councillors
surface form: House of Councillors of Japan

House of Representatives of Japan
National Diet
surface form: National Diet of Japan
opened November 7, 1936
ownedBy Government of Japan
precededBy wooden Imperial Diet buildings
publicAccess guided tours available
replaced former Imperial Diet buildings
significance iconic landmark of Tokyo
symbol of Japan’s national legislature

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