Kuwait National Assembly Building
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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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative building
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modernist building ⓘ parliament building ⓘ |
| architect |
Jørn Utzon
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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
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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
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central ceremonial courtyard ⓘ dramatic concrete colonnades ⓘ large wave‑like roof over the main entrance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative structural design
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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
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subsequent restoration after the Gulf War ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| usedBy | National Assembly of Kuwait ⓘ |
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