Find out about the four buildings in Wellington that house the New Zealand Parliament — Parliament House, the Parliamentary Library, the Beehive (also known as Executive Wing), and Bowen House. These buildings are part of our national heritage and the centre of our democracy.
Come on a virtual tour through our magnificent buildings.
If you have a broadband connection, you can experience our collection of 25 dynamic 360 degree QuickTime images. Simply use your mouse to move about the picture, including left, right, up and down. When your mouse changes shape in front of a door, just click to go through to the next image.
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Exterior of Parliament House. This Edwardian neo-classical building was designed by architects, John Campbell and Claude Paton, to replace the previous building that was destroyed by fire in 1907. Parliament House
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Exterior of the Parliamentary Library. The Parliamentary Library is a working library that provides research services for members of Parliament and parliamentary staff. There is also a public reading room for customers of the Library’s International Documents Service and the Parliamentary Information Service. Parliamentary Library
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The ‘Beehive’ is the popular name for the Executive Wing of the parliamentary complex because of the building’s shape. This is where the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers have offices, and where the Cabinet meets. The Beehive – Executive Wing
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Bowen House is a modern, 22-storey office building on the corner of Lambton Quay and Bowen Street in Wellington. It was the temporary home of Parliament from 1991 to 1996 while Parliament House and the Parliamentary Library were refurbished. Today it provides office space for many members of Parliament and parliamentary support staff. Bowen House
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Visitors are welcome to enjoy Parliament’s grounds, which are used regularly for many kinds of public gatherings. From the grounds you can admire Parliament’s buildings, the flags on the many flagpoles, the rose and camellia gardens, fine ironwork on the gates and lamp standards, and commemorative statues and plaques. Parliament's grounds
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