National Council of the Slovak Republic, Parliament office building in District I, Bratislava, Slovakia.
The National Council of the Slovak Republic is a parliament building located at Alexander Dubček Square in Bratislava, housing the country's 150-member unicameral legislature. The structure serves as home to various committees that handle finance, health, defense, and human rights matters.
Planning for the building began in 1986 during the Czechoslovak era, before Slovakia gained independence in 1993. Following this shift, it transformed into the parliamentary home of a newly sovereign nation.
The building honors Jozef Miloslav Hurban with a bust, linking modern Slovak governance to the First Slovak National Council established in 1848. This connection serves as a visible reminder of how the nation's independence movements shaped its current democratic institutions.
The building stands beside Bratislava Castle at Alexander Dubček Square in the city center and is visible from the Danube River. Visitors should know that this is a secured area where tours require advance notice and may be subject to access restrictions.
The building operates with different voting thresholds for various decisions: simple majority for regular laws and qualified majority for constitutional changes. This system reflects how constitutional protection is built into daily legislative work.
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