Since Parliament moved to Wellington from Auckland around 1864, the buildings housing the nation's legislative branch have only been ravished by fire a few times (including once in the 1990s during renovation and fire-proofing improvements).

Sadly, though, no photos are permitted within Parliament, even on a Saturday, so our hour-long tour was informative, but not captured on film. If you were there, though, the buildings essentially appear as they do below, looking left to right. (And the hour-long tour of the complex is well worth the time -- and it's free!)

The most distinct building in the complex is the Executive Wing, better known as "the Beehive."	The Parliament building was built 1912-1922, and retrofitted for earthquakes in the mid 1990s.	The oldest of the three buildings is the Parliament Library, circa 1899, with various retrofittings since.