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The New Parliament Building in
St. George's, Grenada is the home of the
Parliament of Grenada
The Parliament of Grenada is composed of the monarch and two chambers: Senate and the House of Representatives. It operates from the New Parliament Building in St. George's.
Structure
Parliament consists of the King, represented by the Gove ...
. It was built to replace
York House, the previous Parliament building, which was destroyed by
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The cyclone was the ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlant ...
in 2004. The new building is situated on Mount Wheldale, overlooking the city of St. George's and its bay.
The new building cost U.S.$ 12.2m, including funding provided by
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
and the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
, and was designed by the Grenadian company COCOA Architecture. The building was officially opened in June 2018.
References
Government buildings in Grenada
Buildings and structures in St. George's, Grenada
2018 establishments in Grenada
Seats of national legislatures
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