Old Parliament House
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Old Parliament House is a historic former seat of the Australian Parliament in Canberra, now preserved as a museum and heritage landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Parliament House canonical | 16 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former parliament building
ⓘ
heritage-listed building ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architect | John Smith Murdoch ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Stripped Classical ⓘ |
| category |
Government buildings completed in 1927
ⓘ
Museums in Canberra ⓘ Australian National Heritage List ⓘ
surface form:
National heritage sites of Australia
Parliament buildings in Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
civic and cultural venue
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| formerName | Provisional Parliament House ⓘ |
| functionEnd | 1988 ⓘ |
| functionStart | 1927 ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
parliamentary archives
ⓘ
photographic exhibitions ⓘ political memorabilia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Cabinet room
ⓘ
House of Representatives chamber ⓘ King’s Hall ⓘ Prime Minister’s office ⓘ Senate chamber ⓘ ceremonial steps ⓘ front colonnade ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
Commonwealth Heritage List
ⓘ
National Heritage List ⓘ |
| inception | 1927 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra ⓘ Parliamentary Triangle ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Capital Hill ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its former role as the Parliament House of Australia ⓘ |
| nearby |
Lake Burley Griffin
ⓘ
Parliament House ⓘ |
| officialOpeningDate | 1927-05-09 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Duke of York
ⓘ
George VI ⓘ
surface form:
King George VI
|
| operator | Museum of Australian Democracy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Parliament House, Canberra
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament House
|
| servedAs | seat of the Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Whitlam dismissal announcement 1975
ⓘ
opening of the first Parliament in Canberra ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New Parliament House