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Where Is Parliament? A Guide to the World's Major Legislative Buildings

"Parliament" isn't a single place—it's the generic term for the supreme legislative body in many nations. Here are the homes of the world's best-known parliaments.

Major National Parliaments

Country	Legislature	Building / Location
United Kingdom	UK Parliament	Palace of Westminster, London
United States	US Congress	Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Canada	Parliament of Canada	Parliament Hill, Ottawa
European Union	European Parliament	Brussels (main), Strasbourg (plenary), Luxembourg (secretariat)
India	Parliament of India	Sansad Bhavan, New Delhi
Australia	Australian Parliament	Parliament House, Canberra
France	French National Assembly	Palais Bourbon, Paris

Other Notable Examples

Germany: Bundestag – Reichstag Building, Berlin
Japan: National Diet – National Diet Building, Tokyo
Brazil: National Congress – Palácio do Congresso Nacional, Brasília
South Africa: Parliament – Houses of Parliament, Cape Town
Russia: Federal Assembly – State Duma (Moscow), Federation Council (Moscow)

Each building reflects its nation's history—Westminster's Gothic Revival grandeur, Canberra's buried-boomerang modernism, Brasília's Niemeyer curves. To find a specific parliament, specify the country.

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