Parliament Buildings, Stormont

Parliament Buildings, commonly known as Stormont after its location on the Stormont Estate in Belfast, is the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Designed by Sir Arnold Thornely and built by Stewart and Partners, it was opened in 1932 by Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward the Eighth. Built in a Neoclassical style of Greek classical inspiration with an ashlar Portland stone exterior, the building holds a rectangular former House of Commons chamber and a smaller former Senate chamber arranged off a Great Hall, originally called the Central Hall, which holds a gold plated chandelier once displayed at Windsor Castle. Its stone still bears visible damage from a bitumen based camouflage paint applied during the Second World War, and it has held Grade A listed status since 1987.