Back Parliament House (Brisbane) German Cámara del Parlamento de Queensland Spanish Parliament House (Brisbane) French クイーンズランド議事堂 Japanese Parlamentsjöbäude va Brisbane KSH 議會大廈 (布里斯本) Chinese

Parliament House, Brisbane

Parliament House
Parliament House with the 1970s brutalist-style Parliamentary Annexe in the background
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General information
Architectural styleFrench Renaissance Revival
LocationGardens Point, Brisbane
AddressCnr George Street and Alice Street, Brisbane City, Queensland
Construction started14 July 1865 (foundation stone laid)
Completed
  • November 1868 (majority of works completed)
  • 1879 (arcades completed)
  • June 1891 (Alice Street wing completed)
  • September 1982 (porte cochere added during renovations, completing Tiffin's original design)
Opened4 August 1868 (first parliamentary session held)
Cost
  • £61,500 (George St wing)
  • £38,700 (Alice St wing)
OwnerQueensland Government
Technical details
MaterialWoogaroo sandstone
Design and construction
Architect(s)Charles Tiffin
Website
www.parliament.qld.gov.au

Parliament House in Brisbane is the meeting place of the Parliament of Queensland, housing its only chamber, the Legislative Assembly. It is located on the corner of George Street and Alice Street at Gardens Point in the CBD, and is next to the Queensland University of Technology and City Botanic Gardens. It was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[1]

  1. ^ "Parliament House (entry 600069)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

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