facilities of the Council of Europe, who had built a hemicycle in their headquarters: the Palace of Europe. That hemicycle was inaugurated for the Parliament's use, and for the use of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, on 28 January 1977. However, the sharing of this chamber could cause confusion for TV audiences unsure which institution was using it at the time. This was exacerbated by the EU and the Council of Europe both using the same flag, although the two did use their own emblems as well. Before the Palace of Europe was built in 1977, the two institutions also shared the Maison de l'Europe ("House of Europe") from 1958. The Maison was a provisory concrete building of purely functional architecture and was inaugurated in 1950. It stood where there is now a lawn leading up to the Palace of Europe. See also European parliament Espace Léopold (Parliament in Brussels) European Parliament in Luxembourg European Institutions in Strasbourg Justus Lipsius building (Council of the European Union) Berlaymont building (European Commission) Institutional seats of the European Union References External links Visiting Parliament EuroParl website Naming of the buildings EuroParl website Seat of the EP CVCE - Centre for European Studies Views of the Louise Weiss building Architecture Studio's webpage on Louise Weiss L’architecture du quartier européen à Strasbourg depuis 1949 Buildings and structures completed in 1999 European Parliament Buildings and structures in Strasbourg Legislative buildings in Europe Buildings and structures of the European Union 1999 establishments in France 20th-century architecture in France