Parliament House in Harare was an active legislative building for 112 years, acting as the base of

Parliament of Rhodesia The Parliament of Rhodesia was the bicameral legislature in Rhodesia from 1970 to 1979. Several elections were held, last in 1977. Senate The upper chamber was called the Senate, and it had 23 members: ten White Rhodesians, ten African chiefs, ...

and the Parliament of Zimbabwe.

History

The building was constructed in 1895. The former hotel for white settlers was converted into a parliament in 1898 and expanded several times from 1937 onwards. The building only had a capacity of 100 legislators, and so was replaced by the

New Zimbabwe Parliament Building New Zimbabwe Parliament Building is the seat of the Parliament of Zimbabwe, located in Mount Hampden, Zimbabwe, built to replace the old Parliament House in Harare. The parliamentary chambers within the high-rise building can accommodate up t ...

opening in 2022.

References

{{coord missing, Zimbabwe Former seats of national legislatures Legislative buildings Government buildings in Zimbabwe Buildings and structures in Harare 19th-century architecture Government buildings completed in 1895 1895 establishments in Africa