Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban

Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in 2014
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban is located in Dhaka
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
General information
StatusFunctioning
Architectural styleModern, Monumental
AddressSher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Town or cityDhaka
CountryBangladesh
Coordinates23°45′44″N 90°22′43″E / 23.76222°N 90.37861°E / 23.76222; 90.37861
Construction started1961; 63 years ago (1961)
CompletedJanuary 28, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-01-28)
OpenedFebruary 15, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-02-15)
CostUS$32 million[1]
OwnerGovernment of Bangladesh
Technical details
Floor area208 acres (840,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Louis Kahn
Muzharul Islam
Other information
Seating capacity350

The Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (Bengali: জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন, romanizedJatiyô Sôngsôd Bhôbôn, lit.'National Parliament Building') is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar besides St. Joseph Higher Secondary School in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. Designed while the country was still part of Pakistan by architect Louis Kahn, the complex is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world, covering 208 acres (840,000 m2).[1]

The building was featured prominently in the 2003 film My Architect, detailing the career and familial legacy of its architect, Louis Kahn. Robert McCarter, author of Louis I. Kahn, described the National Parliament of Bangladesh as one of the twentieth century's most significant buildings.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban". banglapedia.org. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. ^ McCarter, Robert (2005). Louis I. Kahn. London: Phaidon Press. p. 258,270. ISBN 0-7148-4045-9.