On 29 April 1982, the new parliamentary complex was declared open by the former president J.R. Jayawardene.

The parliamentary complex consists of a series of Neo-Gothic structures.

To the south of the parliamentary complex are the steep slopes of the Salisbury Crags and Arthur's Seat.

Four tower buildings fan out along the front, or eastern edge, of the parliamentary complex and are notable for the curvature of their roofs.

A range of quotations have been inscribed onto the stonework in and around the parliamentary complex.

"In my professional capacity, I simply could not leave the parliamentary complex and watch it being taken over," he said.

A parliamentary complex consisting of 31 buildings and a 100-room presidential palace are also located there.

The brief meeting, at an open-air pavilion at the country's parliamentary complex, was wordless.

At the time Kurdas became president, the university consisted of temporary buildings behind the parliamentary complex in Ankara.

It is connected to the rest of the parliamentary complex by a tunnel under Bowen Street.