Best looking Parliament building on Earth?

[Kyriakos]

Since i just posted this image on another thread, i thought we could have a discussion of the best-looking parliament buildings on this planet

This is the awesome parliament of Hungary, in Budapest:

I have been there many years ago. I also have been to the British Parliament area. In my view the one in Budapest is even more impressive

So you can post/suggest parliaments you like. It would be probably better if you only post up to three in any distinct post. Please use up to medium-size images

Surely the pathetic parliament in Athens is not worth mentioning through some image :/

 

[Synobun]

This is my favourite Parliament.

 

[Kyriakos]

Did you have to post that?

This is what the entire building looks like. Mostly resembles some roman fort in a useless region bordering barbarians

 

[Paul in Saudi]

Well, Brazil's is overly-ugly, lacking the organic elements you expect of great buildings. The Spanish Senate is not so much ugly as plain. The US Capitol is very nice, but we see so much of its imagine, it is hard to judge it fairly. (Cluttered surroundings detract from it, I think.)

 

[Traitorfish]

I'm going to go with Canada. Not because it's actually any good- like almost all parliament buildings, its a pompous, grandiose pile- but because at least they have the decency to just go full-Hogwarts with it.

 

[Winner]

Deutschland wins, as (almost) usual.

Spoiler :

 

[Paul in Saudi]

I have not seen the restored Reichstag. They say the new dome is really something. If you can catch the Mounties doing their ceremony on Parliament Hill, it is really something.

 

[Kyriakos]

Not the Reichstag...It is boring.

Although i understand it still is far better than the (old?) Czech parliament:

 

[Terxpahseyton]

I wouldn't say that the Mongolian parliament is the most beautiful. But I found it sort of interesting.

The Canadian one is also my favorite so far.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Why do the Germans have a glass tornado?

Canada's parliament is pretty awesome.

 

[Quackers]

It has to be the Mother of them All:

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Why do the Germans have a glass tornado?

It's actually some kind of ventilation system to save energy.

 

[Mise]

Just like the Germans to disguise a glass tornado superweapon as some kind of energy saving ventilation system.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Really more interested in the circular wing with a fanciful name than the usual stone edifice on the right.

 

[Borachio]

The mind boggles, Mise.

(Nonono. I'm not going there.)

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Just like the Germans to disguise a glass tornado superweapon as some kind of energy saving ventilation system.

Right???

 

[Mise]

"They're solar panels."

Open your eyes, sheeple!!! You ever been to Germany? There's no sun! Why are there so many solar panels!!

 

[Borachio]

There's very little litter either. We must ask ourselves: are the Germans people at all? Or are they really alien shape-shifting sharktopoids?

 

[Winner]

Not the Reichstag...It is boring.

Although i understand it still is far better than the (old?) Czech parliament:

That's the building of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly (the Commie-era parliament). I think they restored or tore down the building...? No idea, I don't live in Prague (fortunately).

 

[Terxpahseyton]

Fun fact: Some walls in the interior of the Reichstag still carry gratify made by Soviet/Russian WWII-soldiers. Including some towards Germany rather unpleasant profanity as I recall.