Parliament House, Canberra

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parliament building seat of parliament

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.

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Label Occurrences
Parliament House, Canberra canonical 72
Parliament House 17
Australian Parliament House 7

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament building ⓘ
seat of parliament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
surface form: 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 of Australia ⓘ
surface form: 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 House of Representatives of Australia ⓘ
surface form: Australian House of Representatives

Senate of Australia ⓘ
surface form: Australian Senate
inception 1988 ⓘ
jurisdiction Australia ⓘ
surface form: 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 Elizabeth II ⓘ
surface form: Queen Elizabeth II
operator Department of Parliamentary Services ⓘ
owner Australia ⓘ
surface form: 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 (107)

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Canberra region (Jervis Bay Territory nearby) → contains → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context) → contains → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
subject surface form: Australian Capital Territory
Senate of Australia → meetsIn → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Parliament of Australia → meetsAt → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
House of Representatives of Australia → meetsAt → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Australian War Memorial → overlooks → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Parliament House, Canberra → alsoKnownAs → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: New Parliament House
Canberra → contains → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House
Lake Burley Griffin → adjacentTo → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Liberal Party of Australia → headquartersLocation → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Mount Ainslie → hasViewOf → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Russell Offices, Canberra → near → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Old Parliament House, Canberra → replacedBy → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Old Parliament House, Canberra → nearby → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Australian government → seatOfGovernment → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Parliamentary Library of Australia → locatedIn → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
ParlView → relatedTo → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Parliament House
Parliament House, Melbourne → replacedAsFederalSeatBy → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Black Mountain → hasViewOf → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
the House → meetsIn → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Anzac Parade → isAxisWith → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House
Capital Hill → hasStructure → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects → notableWork → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects → designed → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australia’s Parliament House
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects → designed → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House on Capital Hill, Canberra
Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects → associatedWith → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Capital Hill, Canberra
Department of Parliamentary Services → headquartersLocation → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Department of Parliamentary Services → locatedInBuilding → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Department of Parliamentary Services → operatesIn → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Great Hall → locatedIn → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Hall (Parliament House, Canberra)
Great Hall → partOf → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Hall (Parliament House, Canberra)
Great Hall → category → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
subject surface form: Great Hall (Parliament House, Canberra)
Members’ Hall → locatedIn → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Members’ Hall → partOf → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Members’ Hall → locatedInBuilding → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Parliament House
Members’ Hall → associatedWith → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Parliament House interior
NGA → locatedNear → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
subject surface form: National Gallery of Australia
Romaldo Giurgola → notableWork → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra → contains → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House
President of the Australian Senate → residenceOrSeat → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
President of the Australian Senate → officeLocation → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Senate wing of Parliament House, Canberra
Acton Peninsula → hasViewOf → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
National Cabinet of Australia → meetsAt → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Scrivener Dam → nearbyLandmark → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
Regatta Point → hasViewOf → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House (Canberra)
Parkes → contains → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House
National Carillon → hasViewOf → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House
Commonwealth Place → hasViewOf → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Parliament House
Canberra Balloon Spectacular → nearbyLandmark → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ
East Basin → hasViewOf → Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ