Kuwait National Assembly Building

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legislative building modernist building parliament building

The Kuwait National Assembly Building is a landmark modernist parliamentary complex in Kuwait City, renowned for its dramatic concrete colonnades and innovative design by Danish architect Jørn Utzon.

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Label Occurrences
National Assembly building in Kuwait City 6
Kuwait National Assembly Building canonical 4
Kuwait National Assembly building 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative building ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ
parliament building ⓘ
architect Jørn Utzon ⓘ
surface form: Jorn Utzon

Jørn Utzon ⓘ
architecturalStyle Brutalism ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Kuwait City ⓘ
Jørn Utzon buildings ⓘ
Seats of national legislatures ⓘ
commissionedBy Government of Kuwait ⓘ
constructionEnd 1982 ⓘ
constructionStart 1972 ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Kuwait ⓘ
designCompetition won by Jørn Utzon ⓘ
function parliamentary complex ⓘ
seat of the National Assembly of Kuwait ⓘ
hasPart colonnaded entrance ⓘ
committee rooms ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
main assembly hall ⓘ
offices for members of parliament ⓘ
public galleries ⓘ
hasView Kuwait Bay ⓘ
heritageStatus architectural landmark of Kuwait ⓘ
inception 1972 ⓘ
inspiredBy local Kuwaiti urban forms ⓘ
traditional Islamic courtyard houses ⓘ
languageOfSignage Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
locatedIn Kuwait City ⓘ
Kuwait City ⓘ
surface form: Kuwait City, Kuwait
materialUsed reinforced concrete ⓘ
notableFeature arcaded colonnade facing the sea ⓘ
central ceremonial courtyard ⓘ
dramatic concrete colonnades ⓘ
large wave‑like roof over the main entrance ⓘ
notableFor innovative structural design ⓘ
integration of modernist architecture with local traditions ⓘ
openingDate 1982 ⓘ
region Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
roofType curved concrete roof ⓘ
significantEvent damaged during the 1990–1991 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait ⓘ
subsequent restoration after the Gulf War ⓘ
status in use ⓘ
usedBy National Assembly of Kuwait ⓘ

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Jørn Utzon → notableWork → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
Jørn Utzon → designed → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
National Assembly of Kuwait → meetsInBuilding → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
Kuwait National Museum → nearby → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kuwait National Assembly building
Seif Palace → locatedNear → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kuwait National Assembly building
Kuwait Governorate of Al Asimah → contains → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Kuwait building
Jan Utzon → notableWork → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
Arabian Gulf Street, Kuwait City → hosts → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Kuwait building
Finance Committee → meetsAt → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
subject surface form: Finance Committee (Kuwait National Assembly)
this entity surface form: National Assembly building in Kuwait City
Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee → meetsAt → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Assembly building in Kuwait City
Foreign Affairs Committee → meetsIn → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
subject surface form: Foreign Affairs Committee (Kuwait)
this entity surface form: National Assembly building, Kuwait City
Public Utilities Committee → meetsAt → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
subject surface form: Public Utilities Committee (Kuwait)
this entity surface form: National Assembly building in Kuwait City
Sharq district → hasLandmark → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kuwait National Assembly building
Speaker of the National Assembly → seat → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
subject surface form: Speaker of the National Assembly of Kuwait
this entity surface form: National Assembly Building, Kuwait City
National Assembly Building → alsoKnownAs → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kuwait National Assembly Complex
Finance and Economic Committee → meetsAt → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
subject surface form: Finance and Economic Committee (Kuwait)
this entity surface form: National Assembly building in Kuwait City
Interior and Defense Committee → meetsAt → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Kuwait building
Education, Culture and Guidance Committee → meetsAt → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Assembly building in Kuwait City
Budgets and Final Accounts Committee → meetingPlace → Kuwait National Assembly Building ⓘ
this entity surface form: National Assembly building in Kuwait City