National Parliament of Bangladesh

It is one of the majority majestic public buildings in Bangladesh. The National Parliament (Sangsad Bhaban) complex is situated at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar of Dhaka city. The National Parliament construction is an architectural work of art for which the country can be said to be justifiably proud.

The choice to build the National Parliament Complex at Dhaka was first taken in 1959. Louis I Kahn. one of the maximum architects of the time was firstly selected for designing the complex. Which would take in the National Parliament Building? Hostels for members of parliament. Ministers and secretaries. Welcome halls and communally buildings. All connected by transportation and walkways and bounded by good-looking gardens and lakes. The main feature of the construction is it’s monumentally. The mass of concrete lined with marble strips, the outer wall punctuate by pure geometrical openings and the dominating circular and rectangular concrete masses teach a maximum monumentality to the construction quite suited to its noble function.

The main construction complex consists of nine individual blocks, of which eight at its periphery rise to a height of 35 meters, while the octagonal block at the centre shoots up to 52 meters. The middle block accommodates the Parliament assembly room with a capacity of 354 seats for members of the parliament. The entire complex has a floor area or 76,487 SQ meters in the major construction, 20725 sq meters in the South Plaza and 6,041 sq meters in the North Plaza.

There is not a single column in the entire construction. Hollow columns that are parts of room enclosures have been modified as structural supports.

One of the main considerations in designing the structure was safety from the sun and rain. The structure provides a visual feeling or a majestic edifice. It avoided the conventional method of placing windows in the external and the disadvantages of monumental work of art were indifferent by the provision of core walls with small gaps in connecting. Architecturally, the complex marks a distinct disappearance from the rest of the up to date buildings in Dhaka.