Parliament House, Darwin

Parliament House
photograph of a large white building with a row of palm trees in front
Parliament House in Darwin
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General information
LocationDarwin, Northern Territory
CountryAustralia
Coordinates12°28′00″S 130°50′34″E / 12.46667°S 130.84278°E / -12.46667; 130.84278
Construction started1990
Opened4 August 1994; 30 years ago (1994-08-04) by the Governor-General of Australia Bill Hayden
OwnerNorthern Territory Government
Technical details
Floor count6
Floor area23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Tim Rogers
Architecture firmMeldrum Burrows and Partners Pty Ltd
Website
parliament.nt.gov.au/

Parliament House in Darwin has been the seat of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 1994. Parliament House is located on State Square in the centre of Darwin, which is also the administrative centre of the Northern Territory law and government. It features Postmodern features and was designed by Architect Tim Rogers, of Meldrum Burrows and Partners Pty Ltd. It is Australia's newest parliament building.

Construction of Parliament House began in 1990. The building was completed in 1994, and officially opened by the Governor-General of Australia, Bill Hayden on 18 August 1994. The Northern Territory Library is also housed in Parliament House.[1]

  1. ^ "Parliament House, Northern Territory" (PDF). Department of the Legislative Assembly. Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2024.