The Parliament House (Riksdagshuset) is the seat of the Swedish parliament, the Riksdag. Designed by Aron Johansson in the Neoclassical style, it was constructed between 1897 and 1905 and replaced the Old Riksdag Building on Riddarholmen. It originally housed the Riksdag in one building and the Sveriges Riksbank in a second, semicircular building.
After the Riksdag became a unicameral legislature in 1971 and the bank relocated, the building housing the bank was rebuilt to house the new Assembly Hall. During this construction, the Parliament moved into temporary premises in the Kulturhuset south of Sergels Torg.
Today, the Parliament House remains an integral part of Stockholm and serves as a venue for the Right Livelihood Award. Established in 1980 to honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today, the award has been presented at a ceremony in the Parliament House for decades.
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