Parliament House, Melbourne
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Parliament House, Melbourne is a historic 19th-century building that long served as the seat of the Parliament of Victoria and, for a time, housed the federal Parliament of Australia before the capital moved to Canberra.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage building
ⓘ
legislative building ⓘ parliament house ⓘ |
| architect |
John George Knight
ⓘ
Peter Kerr ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neoclassical architecture
ⓘ
Italian Renaissance Revival ⓘ
surface form:
Renaissance Revival architecture
|
| builtFor | Parliament of Victoria ⓘ |
| city |
Melbourne
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Melbourne
|
| constructionStart | 1855 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 37.8106°S 144.9733°E ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| federalParliamentMetHereFrom | 1901 ⓘ |
| federalParliamentMetHereUntil | 1927 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Parliament of Victoria ⓘ |
| hasChamber |
Legislative Assembly chamber
ⓘ
Legislative Council chamber ⓘ |
| hasExtension | later additions and interior modifications over time ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Parliament House gardens
ⓘ
Queen’s Hall ⓘ grand colonnaded façade ⓘ steps leading to main entrance ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | Parliament railway station nearby ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the Victorian Heritage Register ⓘ |
| housed | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Melbourne ⓘ Melbourne ⓘ
surface form:
Melbourne central business district
Victoria ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Spring Street ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
Bluestone
ⓘ
Sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
Fitzroy Gardens
ⓘ
Treasury Gardens ⓘ |
| occupant | Parliament of Victoria ⓘ |
| opened | 1856 ⓘ |
| owner | State of Victoria ⓘ |
| region | Inner Melbourne ⓘ |
| replacedAsFederalSeatBy | Parliament House, Canberra ⓘ |
| significance |
major symbol of Victorian government
ⓘ
site of Australia’s first federal Parliament meetings ⓘ |
| usedAs |
seat of the Parliament of Australia
ⓘ
seat of the Parliament of Victoria ⓘ |
| usedFor |
parliamentary sittings
ⓘ
public tours ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ |
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