The Parliament House, Singapore is the public building that houses the Parliament of Singapore. Located in Central Business District, the Parliament House is one of the main cultural and political landmarks of the city.
The Old Parliament House, Singapore was initially used for parliamentary proceedings. However, after space constraints urged the need of a bigger structure, a new parliament house was called for. The project was started in 1989, and executed by the Union Redevelopment Authority and Public Works Department.
Finally, in 1992, the structure of Parliament House was approved and a budget of S$ 148.2 million was sanctioned for the same. The flag of Singapore was lowered in the Old Parliament House for the last time on 6th of September 1999. The new Parliament House was officially opened on 4 October 1999 after a public ceremony.
There are three blocks - Chamber Block, Front Block and Public Block - in the Parliament House of Singapore. The building also houses a 17-seater auditorium, library, dining room, public cafeteria, gymnasium, IT rooms and facilities for the media. The Parliament House has a 2,770 square meter-garden and the car parking space lies under the ground.
The Parliament House is a popular Singapore attraction. Apart from tourists, locals also fancy witnessing parliamentary proceedings here. And, the best part of the Parliament House in Singapore is that all its sittings are open to public. In fact, you can also ask for simultaneous interpretations of the discussions. This makes this place very interesting for general public, especially students of political studies.
On your Singapore tour, you need to take an appointment to visit the Parliament House on non-sitting days. However, no such appointment is required on sitting days.
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