Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban

Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন
	Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, located in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka
General information
Status	Functioning
Architectural style	Modern, Monumental
Address	Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Town or city	Dhaka
Country	Bangladesh
Coordinates	23°45′44″N 90°22′43″E / 23.76222°N 90.37861°E
Construction started	1961
Opened	1982
Cost	US$32 million
Owner	Government of Bangladesh (1982-present)
Technical details
Floor area	208 acres (840,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Louis Kahn; Muzharul Islam
Other information
Seating capacity	350

Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban or National Parliament Building, (Bengali: জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন Jatiyô Sôngsôd Bhôbôn) is the house of the Parliament of Bangladesh, located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar besides St. Joseph Higher Secondary School in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. Designed while the country was still part of Pakistan by architect Louis Kahn, the complex is one of the largest legislative complexes in the world, covering 208 acres (840,000 m²).^[1]

The building was featured prominently in the 2003 film My Architect, detailing the career and familial legacy of its architect, Louis Kahn. Robert McCarter, author of Louis I. Kahn, described the National Parliament of Bangladesh as one of the twentieth century's most significant buildings.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban". banglapedia.org. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ McCarter, Robert (2005). Louis I. Kahn. London: Phaidon Press. p. 258,270. ISBN 0-7148-4045-9.

[banglapedia.org-1] "Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban". banglapedia.org. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

[mccarter-2] McCarter, Robert (2005). Louis I. Kahn. London: Phaidon Press. p. 258,270. ISBN 0-7148-4045-9.

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