National Council building, Parliament building in Monaco City, Monaco
The National Council building in Monaco City is a parliament building that combines classic architectural elements with modern glass sections. The structure displays features of traditional and contemporary building design, with spaces arranged for legislative functions.
Architect Jean-Michel Ughes designed this legislative center, which opened its doors in 2012. The building marks a more recent phase in Monaco's institutional infrastructure.
The National Council is Monaco's single-chamber parliament, and its new seat was inaugurated on 12 September 2012 in the presence of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene. The first parliamentary session there took place on 26 September 2012. The building's name in Polish sources is Nowy budynek Rady Narodowej Monako.
The building stands in Monaco City, at the coordinates 43.73153, 7.42569. It is the seat of the National Council, a working parliament, so access is not organised for tourists; the sources describe no public tours or visitor opening times. The first parliamentary session in the new building took place on 26 September 2012.
The semicircular section is topped by a glass facade bearing the text of Monaco's constitution. The building cost 26.2 million euros, and the first parliamentary session was held there on 26 September 2012, two weeks after the opening ceremony attended by Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene.
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