Bahrain parliament house

Preparations are in full swing to start reclamation work for the new state-of-the-art BD 19 million National Assembly.Shura Council chairman Ali Saleh Al Saleh and Parliament chairman Khalifa Al Dhahrani discussed the project with Works and Housing Minister Fahmi Al Jowder. The landmark development, commissioned by His Majesty King Hamad, is expected to be completed in 2010.

It will be constructed on a 10-hectare artificial island on Shaikh Daij Highway, off the Marina Club fountain.

Designs have been inspired by Arab and Islamic architecture to epitomise principles enshrined in Bahrain's constitution.

It will include three main halls, offices for MPs and committees, a hi-tech library, conference rooms, parking lot and research facilities.