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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
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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
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and the
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, and was designed by the Grenadian company COCOA Architecture. The building was officially opened in June 2018.


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