Palace of the Nation

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government building neoclassical building parliament building

The Palace of the Nation is a historic neoclassical government building in Brussels that serves as the seat of Belgium’s federal parliament.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ parliament building ⓘ
address	Place de la Nation / Natieplein, Brussels ⓘ
architect	Gilles-Barnabé Guimard ⓘ surface form: Barnabé Guimard Gilles-Barnabé Guimard ⓘ Giuseppe Piermarini (design influence) ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
beganConstruction	1778 ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Brussels ⓘ Neoclassical architecture in Belgium ⓘ Seats of national legislatures ⓘ
client	Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg monarchy
completed	1783 ⓘ
coordinates	50.845°N 4.366°E ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
era	18th century architecture ⓘ
faces	Brussels Park ⓘ
function	seat of the Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ
hasChamber	plenary hall of the Chamber of Representatives ⓘ plenary hall of the Senate ⓘ
hasFeature	Corinthian columns ⓘ central pediment ⓘ inner courtyards ⓘ monumental staircase ⓘ neoclassical façade ⓘ representative halls ⓘ symmetrical wings ⓘ
hasFunction	legislative functions ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected heritage site in Brussels ⓘ
houses	Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ surface form: Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Senate of Belgium ⓘ
locatedIn	Belgium ⓘ Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: City of Brussels
location	Brussels, Belgium ⓘ surface form: Brussels
material	stone ⓘ
near	Royal Palace of Brussels ⓘ Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat, Brussels ⓘ surface form: Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat
originalUse	Austrian government palace for the Austrian Netherlands ⓘ
overlooks	Brussels Park ⓘ
ownedBy	Belgium ⓘ surface form: Belgian State
partOf	Royal Quarter of Brussels ⓘ
significance	symbol of Belgian federal institutions ⓘ
usedBy	Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ surface form: Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ Senate of Belgium ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Place de la Nation / Natieplein, Brussels → contains → Palace of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: Place de la Nation / Natieplein

Royal Quarter of Brussels → contains → Palace of the Nation ⓘ

Brussels Park → locatedNear → Palace of the Nation ⓘ

Place de la Nation / Natieplein, Brussels → locatedNear → Palace of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: Place de la Nation / Natieplein

Senate of Belgium → meetsIn → Palace of the Nation ⓘ

Federal Parliament of Belgium → meetsInBuilding → Palace of the Nation ⓘ

President of the Senate → seat → Palace of the Nation ⓘ

subject surface form: President of the Senate (Belgium)