Parliament House, Darwin
| Parliament House | |
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Parliament House in Darwin | |
Interactive map of the Parliament House area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Location | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Coordinates | 12°28′00″S 130°50′34″E / 12.46667°S 130.84278°E |
| Construction started | 1990 |
| Opened | 4 August 1994 by Bill Hayden, Governor-General of Australia |
| Owner | Northern Territory Government |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Floor area | 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Tim Rogers (Graduate of Architecture Meldrum Burrows) Steven Ehrlich (Senior Architect and former Director, MLEA) and Peter Doig (Senior Architect, Meldrum Burrows) |
| Architecture firm | Meldrum Burrows and Partners Pty Ltd & MLEA |
| 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 architects Steven Ehrlich (MLEA) and Peter Doig (Meldrum Burrows and Partners) in association with Graduate of Architecture 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 was officially opened by Bill Hayden, Governor-General of Australia, on 18 August 1994. The Northern Territory Library is also housed in Parliament House.