Parliament House, Canberra

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Parliament House, Canberra is the principal seat of the Parliament of Australia and a landmark government building located on Capital Hill in the nation’s capital.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament building
seat of parliament
alsoKnownAs New Parliament House
architect Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects
Romaldo Giurgola
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
category Buildings and structures in Canberra
competition won international design competition (1979)
constructionCost approximately A$1.1 billion
constructionStartDate 1981
contains Cabinet room
Great Hall
House of Representatives chamber
Members’ Hall
Parliamentary Library
Prime Minister’s office
Senate chamber
coordinates 35.3080°S 149.1245°E
country Australia
flagpoleHeight 81 metres
floorArea approximately 250000 square metres
function seat of the Parliament of Australia
hasArtwork Arthur Boyd tapestry in the Great Hall
hasChamberColor green (House of Representatives)
red (Senate)
hasWebsite https://www.aph.gov.au/
height approximately 81 metres (flag mast)
heritageStatus Commonwealth Heritage List
houses Australian House of Representatives
Australian Senate
inception 1988
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
locatedIn Canberra
locatedOn Capital Hill
materialUsed Australian marble
concrete
granite
nearby Lake Burley Griffin
Old Parliament House, Canberra
numberOfRooms over 4500
officialOpeningDate 1988-05-09
openedBy Queen Elizabeth II
operator Department of Parliamentary Services
owner Commonwealth of Australia
partOf Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra
replaced Old Parliament House, Canberra
roofFeature grass-covered roof
symbolizes democratic accessibility
visitorCapacityPerYear over 1 million visitors

Referenced by (43)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra ("Parliament House")
Canberra region (Jervis Bay Territory nearby)
Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra ("Parliament House")
contains
Acton Peninsula
Black Mountain
Mount Ainslie
hasViewOf
Great Hall (Parliament House, Canberra)
Members’ Hall
Parliamentary Library of Australia
locatedIn
House of Representatives of Australia
National Cabinet of Australia
Parliament of Australia
meetsAt
Members’ Hall ("Australian Parliament House interior")
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects ("Capital Hill, Canberra")
associatedWith
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects ("Australia’s Parliament House")
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects ("Parliament House on Capital Hill, Canberra")
designed
Department of Parliamentary Services
Liberal Party of Australia
headquartersLocation
Department of Parliamentary Services
Members’ Hall ("Australian Parliament House")
locatedInBuilding
Senate of Australia
the House
meetsIn
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects
Romaldo Giurgola
notableWork
Great Hall (Parliament House, Canberra)
Members’ Hall
partOf
Lake Burley Griffin
adjacentTo
Parliament House, Canberra ("New Parliament House")
alsoKnownAs
Great Hall (Parliament House, Canberra)
category
Capital Hill ("Parliament House")
hasStructure
Anzac Parade ("Parliament House")
isAxisWith
National Gallery of Australia
locatedNear
Russell Offices, Canberra
near
Old Parliament House, Canberra
nearby
President of the Australian Senate ("Senate wing of Parliament House, Canberra")
officeLocation
Department of Parliamentary Services
operatesIn
Australian War Memorial
overlooks
ParlView ("Australian Parliament House")
relatedTo
Parliament House, Melbourne
replacedAsFederalSeatBy
Old Parliament House, Canberra
replacedBy
President of the Australian Senate
residenceOrSeat
Australian government
seatOfGovernment

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