Parliament House, Valletta
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Parliament House in Valletta is the modern legislative building in Malta’s capital that serves as the seat of the country’s national parliament.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliament building
ⓘ
seat of parliament ⓘ |
| architect |
Dario Zanin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Renzo Piano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
ⓘ
high-tech architecture ⓘ |
| capitalOfCountry | Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| constructionType | new build on previously cleared site ⓘ |
| controversy | public debate over cost and design ⓘ |
| coordinates | 35.8986°N 14.5147°E ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| designCompetition | commissioned design by Renzo Piano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | on Valletta’s city gate edge ⓘ |
| function | seat of the Parliament of Malta ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacadeFeature | perforated stone screens ⓘ |
| hasPart |
committee rooms
ⓘ
offices ⓘ plenary chamber ⓘ public gallery ⓘ underground parking ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | yes, for visitors to public gallery ⓘ |
| hasSustainabilityFeature |
natural ventilation elements
ⓘ
solar shading through stone cladding ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | within UNESCO World Heritage Site of Valletta ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2015-05-04 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Malta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Region, Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City Gate, Valletta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Triton Fountain, Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ Valletta bus terminus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | Maltese limestone ⓘ |
| numberOfFloorsAboveGround | 3 ⓘ |
| occupant | Parliament of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2015-05-04 ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentName | Parliament of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | City Gate project, Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectClient | Government of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| replaced | Grandmaster’s Palace as meeting place of Parliament of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageContext | Valletta, inscribed 1980 ⓘ |
| urbanContext | entrance area of Valletta’s historic fortified city ⓘ |
| usedFor |
legislative sessions
ⓘ
official state events ⓘ parliamentary committee meetings ⓘ |
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