Föderationshaus

The Föderationshaus (engl. Federation House) is a building in Vienna and the seat of of the Federal Parliament of the Austrian Federation since june 2008.

History
After the destruction of the old Austrian Parliament Building due to the terror attacks committed by the since forbidden extremist party PLT (Per La Libertà di Trentino) on december 13, 2007, a new building was needed housing the Federal Parliament. So a competition was arranged by the KunstVerein Österreich (ArtClub Austria) under the auspices of the Parliament in order to build a new up-to-date building. The winner of that competion was Mario Krandl from Innsbruck with his design "Föderalbau". The building work took only 4 months, in that time the Parliament was taking place in the Vienna State Opera.