The old Parliament of Zimbabwe.

Parliament House in Harare has been an active legislative building for the last 112 years, acting as the base of Parliament of Rhodesia and the Parliament of Zimbabwe.

History

The Parliament building in 1954.

The building was constructed in 1895.[1]

The former hotel for white settlers was converted into a parliament in 1898 and expanded several times from 1937 onwards.[2]

The building only had a capacity of 100 legislators, and so is in the process of being replaced by the New Zimbabwe Parliament Building opening in 2022.[3] While the transition takes place, the Parliament of Zimbabwe is still using this Parliament building for its meetings.

References

  1. ↑ "Zimbabwe - A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide". www.places-of-power.org. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  2. ↑ Mpofu, Thulani. "Zimbabwe's Parliament is on the move". The National. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  3. ↑ Herald, The. "New Parliament building 100pc complete". The Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-17.

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