Government House, Minsk

Government House
Belarusian: Дом урада Russian: Дом правительства
Government House in 2019
General information
Architectural style	Constructivism
Location	Independence Square, Minsk
Country	Belarus
Coordinates	53°53′46″N 27°32′41.2″E / 53.89611°N 27.544778°E / 53.89611; 27.544778
Current tenants	Roman Golovchenko as Prime Minister of Belarus
Construction started	1930
Completed	1934
Owner	Government of Belarus
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Iosif Langbard

The Government House or House of Government (Belarusian: Дом урада, romanized: Dom urada; Russian: Дом правительства, romanized: Dom pravitel'stva) is a government building in Minsk located on Independence Square. It houses the National Assembly of Belarus and its two chambers: the Council of the Republic and the House of Representatives (located in the right wing). The National Assembly is one of the highest organs of national power and symbolism in the country.^[1] It was built in 1934 and designed by Iosif Langbard. It stands behind a statue of Vladimir Lenin and is one of the few buildings that survived the Great Patriotic War.^[2]