Parliament House, Port Moresby

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parliament building seat of the legislature

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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Label	Occurrences
Parliament House, Port Moresby canonical	2

Statements (43)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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