Belgium has seven parliaments: a bicameral federal parliament (House of Representatives and Senate) and five regional and community parliaments. The federal parliament is responsible for national legislation, while the regional and community parliaments handle matters specific to their areas.
Irish Parliament or Dáil, main chamber. Horseshoe shaped at least reflecting the tendency to coalitions, but a bit too like the current British parliament unsurprisingly. Would favour something more modern.
The chamber itself looks splendid as one would expect, but the building is just total chaos. It’s actually three palaces connected together in a very haphazard fashion. I have been there a few times and honestly it’s super easy to get lost. Kinda works as a metaphor for our politics, I guess.
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This sub doesn’t allow pictures to be posted in comments so here’s a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Council_of_Slovakia
Believe it or not somehow Poland is a secular country yet it has a Roman Catholic Crucifix right on the door.
France [Picture](https://imgur.com/EkXY2OK)
It’s actually a shame to let politicians in. 😏 https://sulitura.hu/budapest/orszaghaz-parlament-latogatas
The German one: https://www.bundestag.de/besuche/architektur/reichstag/plenum
Here’s the [Senedd](https://senedd.wales/media/a0vbgych/public-gallery.png).
The UK Palace of Westminster: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/uk_parliament/albums/72177720321270453/](https://www.flickr.com/photos/uk_parliament/albums/72177720321270453/)
It looks really nice but is outdated and not really fit for purpose.
[Denmark: Folketinget ](https://share.google/2q5z3MdQp6TEx6bNb)
Spain’s [Congreso de los Diputados](https://www.congreso.es/es/cem/func)
[https://www.congreso.es/visitavirtual/visita_virtual.html](https://www.congreso.es/visitavirtual/visita_virtual.html)
Virtual official tour of the building. With narrator, but its in Spanish.
The Dutch parliament building is beautiful [seen here](https://share.google/sS9fTjEasAgpOHnDm)
However, the room in which they debate is ugly AF [as you see here](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vergaderzaal_van_de_Tweede_Kamer)
Other rooms are nice though
Edit: it’s undergoing renovations, so they’re currently in an [ugly building](https://share.google/UrI9cVjUjrtgSIxbL)
Greetings from Ukraine. It was a pleasure and a honor to host the President Duda of Poland in Ukraine back in 2022.
[https://static.ukrinform.com/photos/2022_05/1653229152-499.jpeg](https://static.ukrinform.com/photos/2022_05/1653229152-499.jpeg)
Latvia [https://saeima.lv/en/about-saeima/the-parliament-of-latvia](https://saeima.lv/en/about-saeima/the-parliament-of-latvia) 100 politicians
The Romanian Parliament:
https://images.locationscout.net/2024/10/inside-the-palace-of-parliament-romania-vnwg.webp?h=1400&q=80
Finland
https://images.jasittenmatkaan.fi/2023/11/DSC00413-Edit.jpg
[Picture from the outside](https://www.ahmetekin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/tbmmnin-gorev-ve-yetkileri-nelerdir-780×470.jpg)
[Picture from the inside](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQHVcMrpJ0YRk318RNt01v7NbFhcyGBxP-r2IqGaq6axw&s=10)
And its website: https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/
Romania:
Virtual tour
[https://cic.cdep.ro//?l=en](https://cic.cdep.ro//?l=en)
Italy’s [Chamber of Deputies](https://visita.camera.it/node/27)
And the [Senate](https://www.senato.it/vt/vtall/vt_ita/vt.html?s=pano8478)
No
We have a very strange one
Czechia [picture ](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zasedac%C3%AD_s%C3%A1l_Poslaneck%C3%A9_sn%C4%9Bmovny.jpg#mw-jump-to-license)
House and Senate in Canada: [https://learn.parl.ca/understanding-comprendre/images/articles/the-role-of-the-house-of-commons/senate-and-house-of-commons–en.png](https://learn.parl.ca/understanding-comprendre/images/articles/the-role-of-the-house-of-commons/senate-and-house-of-commons–en.png)
Belgium has seven parliaments: a bicameral federal parliament (House of Representatives and Senate) and five regional and community parliaments. The federal parliament is responsible for national legislation, while the regional and community parliaments handle matters specific to their areas.
Which one you want?😎
Portuguese Parliament:
Outside: [https://static.poder360.com.br/2022/01/sao-bento-parlamento-pt-848×477.jpeg](https://static.poder360.com.br/2022/01/sao-bento-parlamento-pt-848×477.jpeg)
Inside: [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Parlamento-IPPAR1.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Parlamento-IPPAR1.jpg)
EDIT:
Bonus interior frontal pic: [https://www.parlamento.pt/VisitaParlamento/PublishingImages/AF00030_2009.jpg](https://www.parlamento.pt/VisitaParlamento/PublishingImages/AF00030_2009.jpg)
The House of Representitves of Cyprus with a virtual tour 🙂 (the generic ad music was… a choice though):
[https://parliament.inventus.com.cy/](https://parliament.inventus.com.cy/)
Moldovan Parliament 7 April 2009.
https://share.google/juz4ofZWxbUD5RgYa
Irish Parliament or Dáil, main chamber. Horseshoe shaped at least reflecting the tendency to coalitions, but a bit too like the current British parliament unsurprisingly. Would favour something more modern.
https://www.oireachtas.ie/assets/Uploads/Dail-wide-2.jpg
[stortinget 🇳🇴](https://snl.no/Stortinget)
Not actual EU member parliament but it is geographically in Europe.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present you – the Serbian parliament.
[https://www.dw.com/sr/nema%C4%8Dka-%C5%A1tampa-haos-kakav-srpski-parlament-nije-video/a-71825193](https://www.dw.com/sr/nema%C4%8Dka-%C5%A1tampa-haos-kakav-srpski-parlament-nije-video/a-71825193)
The Austrian one is simple: [https://www.bvz.at/image/3840×0-jpg/5490862/img-VeZUHYVFbJmjN6hO.jpeg](https://www.bvz.at/image/3840×0-jpg/5490862/img-VeZUHYVFbJmjN6hO.jpeg)
More impressive is the historical one which is only used for ceremonial stuff anymore: [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Sitzungssaal_des_Abgeordnetenhauses%2C_Parlament%2C_Wien.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Sitzungssaal_des_Abgeordnetenhauses%2C_Parlament%2C_Wien.jpg)
This is the building: [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Wien_-_Parlamentsgeb%C3%A4ude.JPG/2880px-Wien_-_Parlamentsgeb%C3%A4ude.JPG](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Wien_-_Parlamentsgeb%C3%A4ude.JPG/2880px-Wien_-_Parlamentsgeb%C3%A4ude.JPG)
[UK Parliament](https://wallpapers.com/images/hd/group-of-donkeys-on-field-ntluidbeykq2pgzz.jpg)
Not many „members“ in this pic, but on the vote on question, this group said ~~neigh~~ nay 😉
Switzerland
https://www.parlament.ch/SiteCollectionImages/ueber-das-parlament/nr-saal.jpg
Luxembourg.
There are only 60 MPs. So the room has the size of a large city council.
[https://www.chd.lu/sites/default/files/styles/visuel_pleine_largeur/public/2023-10/S%C3%A9ance%20Publique%2001%20(24.10%20(11).jpg?itok=YBMhc20Q](https://www.chd.lu/sites/default/files/styles/visuel_pleine_largeur/public/2023-10/S%C3%A9ance%20Publique%2001%20(24.10%20(11).jpg?itok=YBMhc20Q)
Syrian Parliament (مجلس الشعب)
[https://imgur.com/a/L3B0Z2a](https://imgur.com/a/L3B0Z2a)
The swiss Bundeshaus:
Outside:
https://www.bizeps.or.at/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bundeshaus-1024×768.jpg
Inside:
https://www.ch-info.swiss/img/containers/1-img/BUKU_2022/Das_Parlament/nr-saal_2020.png/85c1defedc28f3962e0582b45525bc3a.jpg
France’s
[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-is-fine](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-is-fine)
Czech one: [https://pct-wp-prod.storage.googleapis.com/2024/03/13075752/48-49-jednaci-sal-b.jpg](https://pct-wp-prod.storage.googleapis.com/2024/03/13075752/48-49-jednaci-sal-b.jpg)
The Czech Chamber of Deputies is… alright, I guess?
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/Zasedac%C3%AD_s%C3%A1l_Poslaneck%C3%A9_sn%C4%9Bmovny.jpg
The chamber itself looks splendid as one would expect, but the building is just total chaos. It’s actually three palaces connected together in a very haphazard fashion. I have been there a few times and honestly it’s super easy to get lost. Kinda works as a metaphor for our politics, I guess.
Estonian Parliament – Riigikogu:
https://www.riigikogu.ee/en/visit-us/toompea-castle/session-hall-of-the-riigikogu/
Hungarian Parliament:
https://www.parlament.hu/web/orszaghaz/latogatoi-utvonal
[https://images.cnscdn.com/d/d/7/1/dd71b8927e8ed2a615a6195782302db0/original.jpg](https://images.cnscdn.com/d/d/7/1/dd71b8927e8ed2a615a6195782302db0/original.jpg)
Current parliament (basically as extension): https://www.lrs.lt/sip/getFile?guid=44802551-db31-4e9a-b098-3528afe03eec
Old one, known as March 11th hall (for ceremonies): https://www.lrs.lt/sip/getFile?guid=de41aee1-1cc2-457f-a0da-4c9ca3288d19
Outside : https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/lt/thumb/2/2c/Vilnius_Seimas.jpg/1920px-Vilnius_Seimas.jpg
[Old one](https://old.parliament.bg/bg/gallery/ID/4)
[New one (interior) ](https://bntnews.bg/news/pogled-otvatre-kak-izglezhda-novata-sgrada-na-narodnoto-sabranie-snimki-1071785news.html)
[New one (exterior) ](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BC#/media/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%3APartien_dom.jpg)
The parliament got relocated in 2020 to the building that used to house the central committee of the Bulgarian Communist Party.
The move was controversial and it lasted a few months before returning back to the original building, but in 2023 the parliament was moved again.
[Sabor Croatia](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datoteka:Predstavljanje_nove_Vlade_RH_(6558633915).jpg)
We don’t have a Parliament, we have the Sabor, difference? The name.
First meeting was on April 19 1273
Poland’s parliament looks surprisingly elegant. That ceiling design is really something
[https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/2b/65/20/6f/caption.jpg?w=900&h=500&s=1](https://dynamic-media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-o/2b/65/20/6f/caption.jpg?w=900&h=500&s=1)
Hungary:
[https://librarius.hu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fovarosi-allatkert-compressed.jpg](https://librarius.hu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fovarosi-allatkert-compressed.jpg)
[The portuguese one](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/AR_1%C2%AA_Sess%C3%A3o_Plen%C3%A1ria_XVI_Elei%C3%A7%C3%A3o_PAR_001_PCC_%2853624564212%29.jpg/1280px-AR_1%C2%AA_Sess%C3%A3o_Plen%C3%A1ria_XVI_Elei%C3%A7%C3%A3o_PAR_001_PCC_%2853624564212%29.jpg)
[Another photo without the fisheye effect](https://observare.autonoma.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/assembleia.jpg)
Hungarian one:
https://www.parlament.hu/web/orszaghaz/orszaghaz-kalauz
Hungary… it is a real beauty
[https://www.parlament.hu/web/visitors#](https://www.parlament.hu/web/visitors#)
Icelandic parliament (Alþingi) [https://www.althingi.is/media/uncategorized/x20240910-thingsetning_ea-28.jpg](https://www.althingi.is/media/uncategorized/x20240910-thingsetning_ea-28.jpg)
[https://is.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mynd:Al%C3%BEingi.JPG](https://is.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mynd:Al%C3%BEingi.JPG)