National Assembly Building of Bangladesh

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legislative building modernist architectural work national symbol of Bangladesh parliament building

The National Assembly Building of Bangladesh is a monumental modernist parliamentary complex in Dhaka, renowned for its geometric forms, masterful use of light and water, and status as one of architect Louis Kahn’s greatest works.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban	7
National Assembly Building of Bangladesh canonical	3
Bangladesh Parliament complex	1
Jatiya Sangsad complex	1
National Parliament Building of Bangladesh	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1072346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Assembly Building of Bangladesh
Context triple: [Louis Kahn, notableWork, National Assembly Building of Bangladesh]

A. Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Jorasanko Thakur Bari is the ancestral home of the Tagore family in Kolkata, renowned as the birthplace and early home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and a major center of Bengal’s cultural and literary renaissance.
B. National Assembly Complex
The National Assembly Complex is the purpose-built legislative building in Abuja that houses Nigeria’s bicameral federal parliament, including the Senate and House of Representatives.
C. SAARC Cultural Centre
The SAARC Cultural Centre is a specialized regional institution that promotes cultural cooperation, preservation, and exchange among the member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
D. Parliament House, Islamabad
Parliament House, Islamabad is the purpose-built complex in Pakistan’s capital that serves as the seat of the country’s bicameral national legislature.
E. Faisal Mosque
Faisal Mosque is a monumental contemporary mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, renowned for its unique tent-like design and status as one of the largest mosques in the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Assembly Building of Bangladesh
Target entity description: The National Assembly Building of Bangladesh is a monumental modernist parliamentary complex in Dhaka, renowned for its geometric forms, masterful use of light and water, and status as one of architect Louis Kahn’s greatest works.

A. Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Jorasanko Thakur Bari is the ancestral home of the Tagore family in Kolkata, renowned as the birthplace and early home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and a major center of Bengal’s cultural and literary renaissance.
B. National Assembly Complex
The National Assembly Complex is the purpose-built legislative building in Abuja that houses Nigeria’s bicameral federal parliament, including the Senate and House of Representatives.
C. SAARC Cultural Centre
The SAARC Cultural Centre is a specialized regional institution that promotes cultural cooperation, preservation, and exchange among the member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
D. Parliament House, Islamabad
Parliament House, Islamabad is the purpose-built complex in Pakistan’s capital that serves as the seat of the country’s bicameral national legislature.
E. Faisal Mosque
Faisal Mosque is a monumental contemporary mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, renowned for its unique tent-like design and status as one of the largest mosques in the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative building ⓘ modernist architectural work ⓘ national symbol of Bangladesh ⓘ parliament building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban ⓘ linked to: National Assembly Building of Bangladesh National Parliament House ⓘ
architect	Louis I. Kahn ⓘ linked to: Louis Kahn Muzharul Islam ⓘ
architecturalStyle	brutalism ⓘ modernism ⓘ
area	approximately 200000 square meters ⓘ
city	Dhaka ⓘ
client	Government of Bangladesh ⓘ Government of Pakistan ⓘ
completionDate	1982 ⓘ
constructionStart	1961 ⓘ
contains	committee rooms ⓘ library ⓘ mosque ⓘ offices ⓘ parliament chamber ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ
coordinates	23.762°N 90.378°E ⓘ
country	Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
district	Sher-e-Bangla Nagar ⓘ
floorCount	9 ⓘ
function	seat of the Jatiya Sangsad ⓘ seat of the Parliament of Bangladesh ⓘ
governingBody	Parliament Secretariat of Bangladesh ⓘ
height	approximately 47 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus	proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1982 ⓘ
influencedBy	Bengali vernacular architecture ⓘ Islamic architectural traditions ⓘ
location	Dhaka ⓘ
material	in-situ cast concrete ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ white marble bands ⓘ
nativeName	জাতীয় সংসদ ভবন ⓘ
notableFeature	extensive use of natural light ⓘ geometric forms ⓘ integration of water bodies ⓘ large circular and triangular openings ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Bangladesh ⓘ
partOf	Jatiya Sangsad complex ⓘ linked to: National Assembly Building of Bangladesh
recognizedAs	landmark of 20th-century modern architecture ⓘ one of Louis Kahn's masterpieces ⓘ
siteArea	approximately 800 acres ⓘ
startDate	1961 ⓘ
surroundedBy	artificial lake ⓘ
usedBy	Jatiya Sangsad ⓘ

How these facts were elicited