Griffin Plan road system
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The Griffin Plan road system is the planned network of avenues, parkways, and bridges designed by Walter Burley Griffin as the foundational transport layout for Australia’s capital city, Canberra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Griffin Plan road system canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
transport infrastructure plan
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urban road network ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of Australia’s federal capital
ⓘ
federal capital competition for Canberra ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| designer | Walter Burley Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designGoal |
efficient circulation between civic, residential, and governmental areas
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hierarchical road structure with monumental avenues ⓘ scenic approaches to national institutions ⓘ |
| followsDesignPrinciple |
City Beautiful movement
NERFINISHED
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garden city planning ⓘ |
| governingBody | Australian federal authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
formal geometric pattern
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integration of vistas and view corridors ⓘ landscape-oriented road reservations ⓘ parkway-style arterial roads ⓘ radial-and-axial layout ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
avenues
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axial boulevards ⓘ bridges ⓘ parkways ⓘ radial roads ⓘ waterfront drives ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | core element of Canberra’s planned city heritage ⓘ |
| inception | 1910s ⓘ |
| influenced |
alignment of major avenues in Canberra
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later Canberra arterial road network ⓘ location of major bridges in central Canberra ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Lake Burley Griffin basin geometry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context) ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walter Burley Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedAround |
central national triangle
ⓘ
land and water axes of Canberra ⓘ |
| partOf | Griffin Plan for Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
connect key civic and governmental precincts
ⓘ
foundational transport layout for Canberra ⓘ integrate transport with landscape and water features ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canberra city plan
NERFINISHED
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Lake Burley Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliamentary Triangle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| transportMode | road transport ⓘ |
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