National Diet Building

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government building parliament building

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.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	As subject	As object
National Diet Building in Tokyo	0	1
National Diet Building, Tokyo	0	1

Statements (49)

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 →

Referenced by (22)

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

Imperial Crown Style (National Diet Building) → appliesTo → National Diet Building →

Imperial Diet → architecturalSymbol → National Diet Building →

this entity surface form: National Diet Building in Tokyo

Grand Bench → buildingOverlooks → National Diet Building →

Chiyoda → contains → National Diet Building →

Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan → contains → National Diet Building →

Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan → contains → National Diet Building →

subject surface form: Nagatachō

House of Councillors chamber → locatedIn → National Diet Building →

National Diet → meetingPlace → National Diet Building →

House of Representatives → meetsAt → National Diet Building →

subject surface form: House of Representatives (Japan)

House of Councillors → meetsIn → National Diet Building →

House of Peers → meetsIn → National Diet Building →

House of Representatives of Japan → meetsIn → National Diet Building →

Imperial Diet → meetsIn → National Diet Building →

The Diet → meetsIn → National Diet Building →

Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Japan → near → National Diet Building →

Supreme Court of Japan Building → near → National Diet Building →

Tokyo Imperial Palace → near → National Diet Building →

Imperial Crown Style (National Diet Building) → notableExample → National Diet Building →

Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives → officeLocation → National Diet Building →

subject surface form: Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives (Japan)

this entity surface form: National Diet Building, Tokyo

President of the House of Councillors → seat → National Diet Building →

Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan → seat → National Diet Building →

Vice-President of the House of Councillors → seat → National Diet Building →