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  Parliament House, Canberra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Parliament House is the name given to two purpose-built buildings in Canberra, the capital of Australia, where the Parliament of Australia has met since 1927.
In the meantime Parliament met in the 19th century edifice of Parliament House, Melbourne, at the request of the Victorian State Parliament, who met in the nearby for 26 years.
Parliament House is structured into a main foyer leading into a Great Hall, which features a tapestry based on a painting by Arthur Boyd (also situated in the building on display).
www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Old_Parliament_House   (1689 words)

  
 Parliament of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Parliament of Australia is a bicameral parliament consisting of the Queen of Australia, the House of Representatives (the "lower house") and the Senate (the "upper house" or "house of review").
Thereafter, from 1901 to 1927 it met in Parliament House, Melbourne, which it borrowed from the parliament of the state of Victoria (which sat in the Exhibition Building).
In 1984 the House was enlarged to 148 members and the Senate to 76 (twelve from each state and two from each territory).
www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Parliament_of_Australia   (1410 words)

  
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House of Representatives (the "lower house") and the Senate (the "upper house" or "house of review").
Parliament House, Melbourne, which it borrowed from the parliament of the state of Victoria (which sat in the Exhibition Building).
At the head of Parliament is the Queen (or King) of Australia, presently HM Queen Elizabeth II (who is also Queen of the United Kingdom).
en-cyclopedia.com /wiki/Australian_Parliament   (1238 words)

  
 Parliament House Canberra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Parliament House was opened by Her Majesty the Queen on May the 9
If it is the House of Representatives the window between the 4 and the 5 flashes green and if it is the Senate the window between the 7 and the 8 flashes red.
Parliament House is surrounded by 23 hectares of landscape design to blend in with the architecture of Parliament House.
teachit.acreekps.vic.edu.au /cyberfair2002/parliamenthousecanberra.htm   (977 words)

  
 Parliament House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Parliament House was an enormous project that aimed for the highest quality in all areas, including the extensive timber interiors.
The ceiling of the members hall and many of the other, large public spaces in Parliament House are solid slats of Silver Ash mounted a few millimetres apart to help absorb sound and reduce the echoing effect in the hall.
So the architects of Parliament House set up their own control system to ensure that the Brush Box and Turpentine used in the joinery contained the desired tones.
oak.arch.utas.edu.au /projects/aus/79   (1124 words)

  
 A national treasure - ArchiveAustralia - Travel
This time, I lived at University House, which was built in the 1950s and furnished with custom-designed, handmade, wooden furniture, and I travelled by bus to the archives at the beginning of spring and Floriade, the Canberra festival of 1.27 million flowers (so they tell me).
Studying Canberra can be an intellectual pastime; that is, each time we go there or read about it, we look at it with increasing perception (I am leaving aside the people who live there, who have their own special experiences).
The space for houses was to be quarter-acre or larger blocks, with the houses set back from the street to allow for publicly visible gardens without fences, although some hedges were planted and maintained by the government.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2005/01/14/1105582706401.html   (1491 words)

  
 Parliament House, Canberra Did You Mean Parliament House, Canberra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In the meantime Parliament met in the 19th century edifice of Parliament House, Melbourne, at the request of the Victorian State Parliament, who met in the nearby Royal Exhibition Building for 26 years.
The Senate building follows the colour scheme of the House of Lords, decorated in red, this time muted to tints of ochre, suggesting the earth and the colours of the outback.
The Parliament House has 2,416 clocks 1, which, beyond serving the usual purpose, remind members of events such as Question Time at 2pm, when all members are expected to attend.
www.did-you-mean.com /Parliament_House11Canberra.html   (1742 words)

  
 CANBERRA - BACKPACKERS TRAVEL AND HOLIDAY GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The highlight of Canberra, Parliament House opened in 1988 to celebrate 200 years of white settlement of Australia.
Halfway between the new parliament and the lake is the old parliament.
Canberra airport is 7 km southeast of the city centre.
www.geocities.com /austtravel/nsw/canberra.html   (1378 words)

  
 KBDA · 1998-079 · Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects · Parliament House, Canberra
It was intended by the Architect as a place which functions simultaneously both as a "working" building for the Parliament as well as a symbol of national unity and broad commitment to democratic process.
For the past twelve years, I have served as the Secretary of the Joint House Department, which is the building management agency for the Parliament House and its precincts.
The architect has balanced the housing and display of parliamentary activities, designed to permit large numbers of visitors to witness the workings of Australian democracy without compromising the building’s security.
www.mwkdesign.com /kbda-archive/1998-079/98079.htm   (585 words)

  
 Parliament House and Victoria Barracks
With Canberra as the national capital and the seat of Parliament, Parliament House seemed the most appropriate venue for meetings.
Between September 1939 and 7 October 1941, during the Menzies and Fadden ministries, the War Cabinet held 82 meetings in Melbourne, 38 in Canberra, 16 in Sydney and one in Brisbane.
For that growth Canberra has chiefly to thank the literal implementing by the Prime Minister, Mr Curtin, of the doctrine which he had earlier proclaimed as Leader of the Opposition, that as far as practicable the functions of government should be exercised from the seat of government.
john.curtin.edu.au /behindthescenes/offices   (600 words)

  
 UK praises Canberra's Parliament House - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
Parliament House in Canberra has received a glowing review in the British press with a Westminster columnist saying a recent visit "made my spirits soar".
Parris raved at length about how Australia's Parliament was "entirely filled with light" with a beautiful foyer "whose high white ceiling is supported on 48 grey-green marble pillars like a forest of eucalyptus trees".
Augustus Pugin was an English-born architect who helped build Britain's Houses of Parliament in a revival of the gothic style.
www.smh.com.au /news/World/UK-praises-Canberras-Parliament-House/2005/08/26/1124563016293.html   (245 words)

  
 Old Parliament House
Old Parliament House made headlines for more than sixty years as home to Australia's Federal Parliament from 1927 to 1988.
Set in the corridors, Chambers and offices of Old Parliament House, My Melancholy Duty tells the remarkable stories of Prime Ministers Menzies and Curtin as they faced the challenges of leading their country during wartime.
Old Parliament House commemorates the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War with an exhibition which examines the......
www.oph.gov.au   (366 words)

  
 W.B.GRIFFIN, CANBERRA PLAN
With the Parliament in two "Houses" it would seem that the fact should be recognized architecturally, so herewith is suggested an organic arrangement with "administration" as a focus and dominating feature comprising the general executive offices and official head-quarters for popular official and social functions and ceremonials.
Were the Parliament in one house, the following alternative arrangement would be adaptable to the same site conditions, and in that case, preferable, which it may be anyway, as a logical sequence from the general and fundamental representative course of government, parliament, through its principle attributes to its least important subdivision.
The Theatre, and Opera House on either side are each reached on one side from the municipal avenue on one hand and from the boulevard of the water front garden on the other, for maximum accessibility from the residential districts.
www.library.cornell.edu /Reps/DOCS/griffin.htm   (5364 words)

  
 OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE - CANBERRA
Old Parliament House is situated between Parliament House and Lake Burley Griffin.
Old Parliament House is open everyday between 9.00am-5.00pm, and you can either join a guided tour or follow a self-tour, simply following the maps and information sheets along the way.
Old Parliament House is also home to The National Portrait Gallery Ph: (02) 6273 4723 for details of exhibitions.
www.australianexplorer.com /canberra_old_parliament_house.htm   (291 words)

  
 PARLIAMENT HOUSE - CANBERRA
Parliament House is situated on Capital Hill just South of Lake Burley Griffin.
The building axis runs from North to East and South to West, and is situated perfectly inline with Old Parliament House, the Australian War Memorial and Mt. Ainslie.
Large areas of the house are open to the public everyday, between 9.00am-5.00pm.
www.australianexplorer.com /canberra_parliament_house.htm   (297 words)

  
 Kidsview Parliament in Focus, Parliamentary Education Office, Parliament of Australia, Parliament House, Canberra ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kidsview Parliament in Focus, Parliamentary Education Office, Parliament of Australia, Parliament House, Canberra Australia.
Parliament House is a meeting place for Australians contributing to the democratic process.
If you were to visit Parliament House, would you like to be there as an international visitor (or dignitary); as a member of the Australian public, as a parliamentarian, as a member of the media or as a protestor?
www.peo.gov.au /kidsview/ourhouse/teachers_notes.html   (479 words)

  
 The People's HouseĀ Canberra & ACT - Travel - MyNRMA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Completed for the Bicentennial in 1988, Parliament House is still Australia's most expensive building ever, at a total cost of more than $1 billion.
Built in 1927, Old Parliament House is a stately, sprawling, colonial-style building mirrored by reflecting ponds on the edge of Lake Burley Griffin.
Although this was never intended to be the permanent Parliament House, more than 60 years passed before it was finally replaced by the present Parliament building.
www.mynrma.com.au /canberra_par.asp   (679 words)

  
 "New Parliament House - Canberra - ACT"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Canberra: A.C.T. The new Parliament House was opened by Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1988 as part of the bicentennial celebration of Australia.
There are free guided tours of the building which include the Senate Chamber and House of Representatives, when the parliament is in recess.
Parliament House is open to the public from 9.00am to 5.00pm daily.
www.wilmap.com.au /attractions/parliament_house.html   (112 words)

  
 Australian government
Parliament House is a huge building where parliament meets several times a year to discuss and make laws for the country.
Parliament House in Canberra, pictured across Lake Burley Griffin.
The Party with the next highest number of seats in the House of Representatives is called The Opposition and its leader is called The Leader of the Opposition.
www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/austgovt.htm   (299 words)

  
 Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
Old Parliament House was opened in 1927 and was supposed to be "only tempory." Old Parliament house was finally replaced in 1988.Visitors can visit Old Parliament House every day, except Christmas Day.
Parliament continued to sit here until 1988, when the new Parliament House opened on Capital Hill.
The Old Parliament House is an impressive historical building which houses the Australian parliament before it was shifted to the New Parliament House located next to it.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/Australian_Capital_Territory/Canberra-1878455/Things_To_Do-Canberra-Old_Parliament_House-BR-1.html   (720 words)

  
 arena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The grass is green, and the House is under renovations so there are a few torn down walls across from me. A butterfly flits to the flowers.
I was born in Canberra and have lived here all my life except for two years in Melbourne when I was 5 and 6.
I work in Visitor Services at Old Parliament House, a job I got because I studied Art History at Australian National University, and The National Portrait Gallery is housed here in OPH.
trace.ntu.ac.uk /quilt/patches/patch_00060.htm   (148 words)

  
 kauai.ca - Parliament House Canberra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Parliament House, Canberra: A Building for the Nation
In Australia, wreathes were laid at a memorial garden at Parliament House in Canberra.
who staged a wild rampage in parliament during which he physically assaulted a minister escaped yesterday with a slap on the wrist and the prospect of returning to his frontbench
www.kauai.ca /Parliament-House-Canberra/reference/search   (235 words)

  
 New Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
New Parliament House was opened on the 9th of May 1988.
The flag pole on top of Parliament House is 81 metres high and is one of the world's largest steel structures.
The 81 metre flag mast of Parliament House is the first thing you see and it has become the symbol of Canberra.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/Australian_Capital_Territory/Canberra-1878455/Things_To_Do-Canberra-New_Parliament_House-BR-1.html   (761 words)

  
 Old Parliament House, Canberra Historical Buildings, A-Z of Tourism, Historical Buildings in Canberra Australia ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Details are given on Canberra castles, Canberra stately homes, famous buildings in Canberra, Canberra markets, famous bridges in Canberra and places of worship in Canberra (such as Canberra cathedrals, Canberra churches, Canberra shrines and Canberra mosques) with architectural significance.
As many Canberra cultural events in are held in historical buildings in Canberra, links to Canberra ticket agents (providing access to Canberra concerts, exhibitions in Canberra and Canberra events), are provided.
Visiting a castle in Canberra, a stately home in Canberra or one of Canberra's many famous buildings can be a great way to learn about the history of Canberra and Australia.
us.a-zoftourism.com /Historical+Buildings-in-Canberra.htm   (750 words)

  
 The National Capital Authority > Experience the Capital   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Canberra is the symbolic home of all Australians.
The challenge is to build and enhance a Capital that is relevant, reflective of national attitudes and a place of which we are all proud.
Canberra is located in the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory, 300 km southwest of Sydney and 650 km northeast of Melbourne by road.
www.nationalcapital.gov.au /experience   (210 words)

  
 The Story of Canberra - Australia's Capital City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
On 12 March, Canberra was formally named at the laying of a foundation stone on Capital Hill.
In 1914 the railway was extended from Queanbeyan to the south-east comer of Canberra, a power station was built at Kingston, brick-works were opened at Yarralumla and in 1915 Cotter Dam was completed.
Walter Burley Griffin left Canberra with the framework of the plan established on the ground, but disappointed at the lack of progress and frustrated by repeated efforts to change his city plan.
www.tomw.net.au /cnbst3.html   (578 words)

  
 Parliament of Australia: Senate: Briefs - 9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The other house of Congress, the House of Representatives, was composed of representatives from each state in proportion to population.
It was feared that deadlocks would be inevitable in a Parliament where one House was dominated by representatives from the larger states and one House by representatives of the smaller states.
If the necessary revenue is not raised by the Parliament, or if the authorisation to spend revenue on proposed activities is not given by the Parliament, the proposed activities cannot be undertaken by the government.
www.aph.gov.au /senate/pubs/briefs/brief9.htm   (2491 words)

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