National Assembly Building of Belize

National Assembly Building

Belmopan National Assembly Building at Independence Plaza
General information
Architectural style Pre-Columbian Mayan
Brutalist
Town or city Belmopan, Belize
Country Belize
Coordinates 17°15′04″N 88°46′23″W / 17.2512°N 88.7730°W / 17.2512; -88.7730Coordinates: 17°15′04″N 88°46′23″W / 17.2512°N 88.7730°W / 17.2512; -88.7730
Completed 1970
Client National Assembly of Belize
Owner Government of Belize

The National Assembly Building of Belize is the home of Belize's two houses of Parliament, House of Representatives (lower house) and Senate of Belize.

Opened on October 9, 1971, the building is within a complex of government buildings at Melhado Parade on Independence Plaza in Belmopan and mimics Pre-Columbian Mayan[1] and Brutalist architectural designs. The Building is flanked by two three storey buildings that houses offices.

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Other government buildings on Independence Plaza:

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