The Macau Legislative Assembly Building (; pt, 1=Prédio da Assembleia, Macau) is the home of the

Legislative Assembly of Macau The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region (; ) is the organ of the legislative branch of Macau. It is a 33-member body comprising 14 directly elected members, 12 indirectly elected members representing functional con ...

and various government offices in

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

. The building is located in Sé, Macau,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. Construction began in 1998 and was completed in 1999 for the handover. The building is triangular in shape and overlooks

Nam Van Lake The Nam Van Lake (; pt, Lago Nam Van) is a man-made lake in Sé, Macau, Sé, Macau, China. It is one of two man made lakes in Macau. It is located at the southern end of Macau Peninsula. The lake was once part of a bay (Praia Grande (Macau), Pr ...

and within the

Cathedral Parish A cathedral is a church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations ...

. The assembly's hall overlooks the lake at the rear. The building is also home to: * Administrative Offices * Legislative Assembly member’s offices * Archive and Library * Auditorium * Function Hall The building was built by local architect Mario Duarte Duque, who also designed the

Superior Court of Macau Building Superior Court of Macau Building (, pt, Edifício dos Tribunais de Segunda e Última Instâncias) is the home of the supreme court of Macau and the second court of appeal. Construction of the court house began in 1997 and was completed in 1999 ...

built next door.

Previous homes of the Legislative Assembly

Prior to the handover in 1999, the Assembly sat at the historic

Leal Senado Building The Leal Senado Building (Portuguese for ''Loyal Senate'') was the seat of Portuguese Macau's government (Legislative Assembly of Macau and Municipal Council of Macau). It is located at one end of the Senado Square in São Lourenço, Macau, ...

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Previous homes of the Legislative Assembly

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