Parliament House, Port Moresby

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Parliament House, Port Moresby is the purpose-built, traditionally inspired building that serves as the seat of Papua New Guinea’s national legislature in the capital city.

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Parliament House, Port Moresby canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament building ⓘ
seat of the legislature ⓘ
access partly open to the public ⓘ
architecturalInfluence Haus Tambaran (spirit house) style ⓘ
traditional Papua New Guinean design ⓘ
architecturalStyle modern ⓘ
buildingType government building ⓘ
legislative building ⓘ
capitalOfCountry Papua New Guinea ⓘ
constructionStart 1970s ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
surface form: Australia and Oceania
country Papua New Guinea ⓘ
district Waigani government precinct ⓘ
function seat of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
governingBody National Parliament of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
hasCulturalAspect incorporates motifs from diverse Papua New Guinean cultures ⓘ
hasFunction law-making ⓘ
legislative activities ⓘ
parliamentary debates ⓘ
hasPart committee rooms ⓘ
offices for members of parliament ⓘ
parliamentary chamber ⓘ
public galleries ⓘ
heritageStatus prominent national symbol of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
inception 1984 ⓘ
locatedIn National Capital District ⓘ
Papua New Guinea ⓘ
Port Moresby ⓘ
locatedNear Waigani ⓘ
notableFor distinctive Haus Tambaran–style façade ⓘ
role as central institution of Papua New Guinea’s democracy ⓘ
occupant National Parliament of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
opened 1984 ⓘ
ownedBy government of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
surface form: Government of Papua New Guinea
region Oceania ⓘ
roofStyle Haus Tambaran–inspired ⓘ
servesAs seat of Papua New Guinea’s national legislature ⓘ
significance embodies traditional and modern elements of Papua New Guinean identity ⓘ
symbolizes national unity of Papua New Guinea ⓘ
status in use ⓘ
usedFor governmental meetings ⓘ
official state ceremonies ⓘ
parliamentary sessions ⓘ

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

National Parliament of Papua New Guinea → meetsIn → Parliament House, Port Moresby ⓘ
Parliament → meetingPlace → Parliament House, Port Moresby ⓘ
subject surface form: Parliament of Papua New Guinea