Palace of the Nation

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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

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

subject surface form: Place de la Nation / Natieplein
Royal Quarter of Brussels contains Palace of the Nation
Brussels Park 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)