Grab this unique opportunity to discover the home of European democracy through a guided tour of the European Parliament’s emblematic sites. The European Parliament with its imposing glass structure is an iconic fixture of the Leopold Quarter. For the Heritage Days, the public will have access to two major buildings in the European Parliament complex: the Paul-Henri Spaak and the Altiero Spinelli. The former, an elliptical building symbolising unification, is home to the Parliament’s chamber in Brussels. As well as 720 seats for the members of the European Parliament (MEPs), it has galleries with a total of 500 seats, where the public can follow the plenary sessions. The building is named after the Belgian who was the first President of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community. Opposite it, the Altiero Spinelli building was erected between 1991 and 1998 to house the offices of MEPs and political groups. Covering 286,000 m² and split into two 15-storey wings, the building was named in honour of an Italian MEP who was a strong advocate of European unification. The two buildings are connected by a two-storey interior pedestrian walkway.