The seven institutions of the European Union are seated in four different cities, which are Brussels, Frankfurt am Main, Luxembourg and Strasbourg, rather than being concentrated in a single capital c
The former headquarters of the High Authority in Luxembourg City
Parliament built a hemicycle in Brussels to be closer to the other institutions
In 1993 it was decided that the central bank (shown) was to be seated in Frankfurt.
Parliament's trips between Brussels and Strasbourg (image) have been criticised on grounds of democracy, cost, environmental impact, and practicality.
The city of Strasbourg in France is the official seat of the European Parliament. The institution is legally bound by the decision of Edinburgh European Council of 11 and 12 December 1992 and Article
Plaque commemorating the inauguration of the Louise Weiss building of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 14 December 1999, by President of France, Jacques Chirac, and President of the European Parliament, Nicole Fontaine
Glass sculpture "United Earth" by Tomasz Urbanowicz, at the Agora of the Louise Weiss Building in Strasbourg
The hemicycle
From left to right: Louise Weiss, Winston Churchill, Pierre Pflimlin, Václav Havel (before the transformation, photo taken in 2008), and Council of Europe buildings