Parliament House, Brisbane

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heritage-listed building legislative building parliament building

Parliament House, Brisbane is the historic sandstone building in Queensland's capital city that serves as the seat of the state's unicameral legislature.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heritage-listed building → legislative building → parliament building →
architect	Charles Tiffin → FDG Stanley (later additions) →
architecturalStyle	French Renaissance Revival → Second Empire →
completionDate	late 19th century →
constructionStartDate	1864 →
coordinates	approx. -27.472° S 153.029° E →
country	Australia →
formerLegislatureChambers	Legislative Council of Queensland →
hasChamber	Legislative Assembly chamber →
hasFeature	arcaded verandahs → central dome → colonnaded façade → grand staircase → ornamental ironwork → public gallery in chamber →
hasRoom	Speaker’s office → committee rooms → library → members’ offices →
heritageDesignation	Queensland Heritage Register →
heritageListingDate	21 October 1992 →
heritageRegister	Queensland Heritage Register →
heritageSignificance	state heritage →
inaugurationDate	1868 →
legislatureType	unicameral →
locatedIn	Australia → Brisbane → Queensland →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	City of Brisbane →
locatedNextTo	City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane → Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point campus →
locatedOn	corner of George Street and Alice Street →
materialUsed	sandstone →
nearbyLandmark	Brisbane River → Old Government House, Brisbane →
operator	Parliament of Queensland →
owner	State of Queensland →
region	South East Queensland →
roofMaterial	copper →
servesAs	seat of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland → seat of the Parliament of Queensland →
usedFor	legislative debates → official ceremonies → parliamentary committee meetings → public and educational tours →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Queensland Parliamentary Library → parliamentary committees of the Queensland Parliament ("Queensland Parliament House") →	locatedIn
Legislative Assembly of Queensland → Parliament of Queensland →	meetsIn
French Renaissance Revival (Parliament House, Brisbane) →	appliesToBuilding
Leader of the Opposition (Queensland) ("Queensland Parliament House in Brisbane") →	associatedWith
Legislative Council of Queensland →	buildingUsed
Legislative Council of Queensland →	meetsAt
Parliament of Queensland ("Queensland Parliament House") →	meetsInBuilding
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland →	seatOfOffice
Legislative Assembly of Queensland ("Legislative Assembly Chamber, Parliament House, Brisbane") →	sessionRoom
Clerk of the Parliament of Queensland ("Queensland Parliament House, Brisbane") →	worksAt