Malaysian Houses of Parliament

Malaysian Houses of Parliament
Bangunan Parlimen Malaysia
The Parliament building
General information
Type	Federal Government Legislative Building
Architectural style	Modernist
Town or city	Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory
Country	Malaysia
Groundbreaking	December 1959
Construction started	September 1962
Completed	September 1963
Inaugurated	21 November 1963
Renovated	February 2004
Technical details
Floor count	Tower building: 12 Building: 3
Design and construction
Architect	Ivor Shipley (Malaysian Public Works Department, JKR)

Coordinates: 3°08′59″N 101°40′45″E / 3.149617°N 101.679116°E / 3.149617; 101.679116

The Malaysian Houses of Parliament is a building complex where the Malaysian Parliament assembles. The structure is located at the Lake Gardens in Kuala Lumpur, close to the Malaysian National Monument.

The complex comprises two parts, a 3-story main building and a 20-story 77 metre tall tower. The main building hosts the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) and the Dewan Negara (Senate) while representatives' offices are located in the tower.

The complex was constructed during the period when the federal government was based in Kuala Lumpur. While the vast majority of government operations has moved to Putrajaya since the late-1990s, the parliament continues to convene at Kuala Lumpur's parliament house.

Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Malayan Prime Minister, suggested the construction of the Houses of Parliament in December 1959. The construction of the building cost RM18 million. Designed by Ivor Shipley, a British architect in the Public Works Department, the construction commenced in September 1962, and the opening of the new Parliament building was officiated by Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, on November 21, 1963. Tunku Abdul Rahman's statue was erected near the parliament square on 1971. The statue was designed by an American sculptor, Felix de Weldon who also designed the Malaysian National Monument.