plenary chamber of the Hellenic Parliament

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The plenary chamber of the Hellenic Parliament is the main legislative hall in Athens where Greece’s national parliament convenes for full parliamentary sessions and key debates.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative chamber
parliamentary chamber
architecturalStyle neoclassical architecture
country Greece
floorMaterial wood
governingBody Presidium of the Hellenic Parliament
hasDecoration marble elements
murals and paintings
ornamental ceiling
hasFeature Greek flag
electronic voting system
national emblem of Greece
presidium bench
press gallery
public gallery
speaker’s rostrum
translation booths
hasFunction constitutional amendment debates
election of certain high state officials as provided by the Constitution of Greece
national‑level lawmaking
parliamentary oversight of the executive
ratification of international treaties
hasSeatingArrangement hemicycle layout
hasSeatingCapacityFor 300 members of parliament
heritageDesignation part of a listed historic building complex in Athens
inception 20th century as parliamentary chamber
locatedIn Athens
Hellenic Parliament Building
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Attica region
locatedInBuildingPreviouslyUsedAs Old Royal Palace of Greece
locatedInCountry Greece
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Athens municipality
ownedBy Hellenic Republic
partOf Hellenic Parliament
usedBy Members of the Hellenic Parliament
President of Greece
President of the Hellenic Parliament
Prime Minister of Greece
usedFor budget debates
confidence and no‑confidence votes
formal addresses by foreign dignitaries
legislative debates
plenary sessions of the Hellenic Parliament
policy statements by the government
question time
votes on laws
uses Greek language

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Old Royal Palace of Greece
hasFeature

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