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New Parliament Building, Grenada

Coordinates: 12°03′14″N 61°44′43″W / 12.05384°N 61.74536°W / 12.05384; -61.74536
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Outside of the House

The New Parliament Building in St. George's, Grenada is the home of the Parliament of Grenada. It was built to replace York House, the previous Parliament building, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.[1][2] The new building is situated on Mount Wheldale, overlooking the city of St. George's and its bay.[3]

The new building cost U.S.$ 12.2m, including funding provided by Mexico and the United Arab Emirates,[4] and was designed by the Grenadian company COCOA Architecture.[5] The building was officially opened in June 2018.[6]

Trivia

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During sitting of the House of Representatives & Senate, they only meeting in same place.

References

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  1. ^ Straker, Linda (2018-06-21). "New Parliament building officially opened". NOW Grenada. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. ^ "Grenada Opens New Parliament Building". Caribbean Journal. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. ^ "New Parliament Building Climate Friendly". The Barnacle News. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. ^ "Grenada's New Parliament Building Officially Opened". Pride News. 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  5. ^ "Grenada Selects Local Architects to Design New Parliament Building". Caribbean Journal. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ^ "New parliament for Grenada". UNOPS. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-02.

12°03′14″N 61°44′43″W / 12.05384°N 61.74536°W / 12.05384; -61.74536